From Catherine
“MY FIRST YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL WAS CHARACTERIZED BY MORE OF STAYING AT HOME THAN AT SCHOOL”.
From Centrine
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WE ENABLE STUDENTS FROM LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN KENYA STAY IN SCHOOL BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
The Johnston and Flora Ashene Foundation provides education support in the form of school fees payment for students from households living on $3 a day or less.This way, the students are able to stay in school, finish their education, and acquire skills and knowledge that give them a better chance at being financially stable in the future.
We liaise with other nonprofit organizations and churches in Kenya to identify students from low income households requiring assistance with school fees.
“MY FIRST YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL WAS CHARACTERIZED BY MORE OF STAYING AT HOME THAN AT SCHOOL”.
Most schools in Kenya require fees to be paid either as tuition, lunch levy, exam fees, etc. Students that are not able to pay the fees are usually sent away from school until the fee is paid. As you will read in Cate Odo’s testimonial, her first year of high school (grade 9) was mostly spent at home for lack of school fees. Being sent home regularly because of unpaid fees not only interferes with their studies but also results in low self esteem for many of these students. Some of them give up altogether and drop out of school, leaving them vulnerable to early marriage and/or pregnancy for the girls and few options for earning a decent, self-sustaining and reliable income. At best they end up as manual laborers with inconsistent and low income, (typically less than $3 a day) thus continuing the cycle of poverty if there’s no intervention. Our mission is to help break this cycle by paying school fees and any other levies that are required to keep the students in school.
Cate Odo is one such student that is on track to break out of the cycle of poverty! She was the first student to be sponsored by the foundation and is currently an ECD (Early Childhood Development) teacher whilst also working on a Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education. Her story and journey inspires and encourages us that Education support does change lives for the better.
