Low Education Rates
In 2010, more than one million Kenyan children were not enrolled in school. This is the ninth highest number of children without basic education of any country in the world. Over a quarter of young people in Kenya have less than a secondary education, and one in ten have not completed primary school.
Unlike the majority of government-funded primary schools, secondary school in Kenya is significantly more costly, due to limited government funding, resulting in a considerable reduction in enrolment rates into secondary school. The huge financial strain for secondary school tuition hits poor communities the hardest, with school fees, textbooks, uniforms and supplies often costing well over $500 -1000 per year, many children are forced to drop out.
Extreme Poverty
In many parts of Kenya, including the Kibera Slum, where the majority of our sponsored students come from, most people live on little more than a dollar per day. An annual wage in the Kibera Slum can be little more than $400 per year, therefore, once rent is paid, food is on the table and general living expenses are deducted, this leaves very little, if any money for school fees.
The Kickstart Project has been fortunate to develop a partnership with the One Heart Foundation - an Australian not-for-profit charity whose focus is to change the future of orphaned and abandoned children living in poverty in Kenya by developing schools and children's eco-villages.
This partnership allows us to provide tax deductible receipts for any donations made towards the Kickstart Project sponsorship program in Kenya.
The Kickstart Project also recognises Aqua Financial Services as a key supporter of the charity and a valued partner in our mission to create a brighter future for children in Kenya.
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