We look forward to seeing you at one of our Annual Gatherings!
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Life as a Student – Lunch & Learn – Part 2
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Join Us Wednesday, Oct 12 11:30am (Central)
We heard your positive feedback about our educational event last month and want to continue to offer sponsors and donors the opportunity to enhance their experience and bond with their students by learning more about their day-to-day lives. This educational event will continue our series on “Life as a Student” in our program.
This Lunch and Learn will focus on what it’s like to be a student in Kenya. You will learn in more detail about the primary and secondary schools with whom we work, what attending school in the slums is like, and how schools compare with those in the U.S. We will also share how post-secondary education is conducted in Kenya and how vastly different the experience is than college in the States.
Life for our students living in the slum
Last month we hosted our first educational event which went into detail about living in the slum of Dagoretti. We learned where our students live geographically and heard firsthand stories from sponsors who have visited Dagoretti about what the slum is like. For those of you who missed the last event, click here to watch the recording.
We know sponsors and donors enjoy learning more about how our students live and how their support is making a life-changing difference to our students!
RSVP now or come back and click the button on our Events page at the start of the event.
See you then!
Naomi Miezwa
Donor Relations Associate
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We Need More Sponsors!
So many waiting students, and not enough sponsors.
Sponsors have an incredible impact on our students and are the foundation of our program. Having a sponsor is a life-supporting opportunity for our students. We now have over 200 students on the waiting list, each hoping for a sponsor.
Build our sponsorship community.
Our goal is to double the number of students we support in the next 5 years. This means we need to find new ones to support our students. Our goal is to find 70 new sponsors this year. Do you know someone who wants to change a child’s life?
We can use your help!
- Share your experience with others and consider sponsoring an additional student.
- If you are not a sponsor, become one – Become a sponsor
- Host a gathering to raise awareness of the positive impact you have by being a part of Friends of Ngong Road and to help us recruit new sponsors
Reach out to Naomi at naomi@ngongroad.org to discuss further.
Join us in Africa!
Friends of Ngong Road is planning a trip, especially for our sponsors, donors, friends, and families to Kenya(Africa) in February/March 2023. Have you ever thought about traveling to Kenya to meet your student? Do you want to experience a life-changing trip with your family? Is it a dream of yours to join and be part of a photo safari? Your dream can become a reality.
The Africa trip will be hosted by an experienced FoNR traveler, a sponsor, and a local Nairobi guide. The itinerary will include time with students, a visit to their homes, a school tour, and time at the Saturday Program. You will also see our new student center, Elimu Hub. It’s a wonderful opportunity to see some Kenya national parks, African wildlife, and the uniqueness that Nairobi has to offer.
Contact Naomi at naomi@ngongroad.org if you are interested in learning more. We will follow up with more details on the itinerary, timing, and costs. There will be an online information session to provide more details about the experience, answer any questions you may have, and join fellow travelers.
Upgrades to the Sponsor Portal
Photos of Your Student
For a long time, we’ve struggled to efficiently share student photos. We were able to print and send portraits to sponsors, but we had no means of sharing the thousands of photos we have of students from school, camp, Saturday Program, and everyday life.
We are excited to have launched a new photo management system that allows students to tag themselves in photos, quickly linking them to you in the portal. This gives sponsors a more timely glimpse into the transformation of their student’s life.
To see photos of your student, simply click the “photos” tab on your portal dashboard and click on a photo to enlarge it. Use the arrows within the picture to scroll through additional pictures. A picture is worth a thousand words!
Communicating with Your Student
The portal is the best way to communicate with your student. The “inbox” tab allows you to easily send and receive messages. We’ve recently added video capabilities. This allows you and your student to use your phone or computer’s webcam to send short videos to each other. Students love to see videos of their sponsors.
Students receive messages and videos through the portal much sooner than handwritten letters. Easily connect with your student anytime, sending a thoughtful “I’ve been thinking about you” message, simplifying your communication.
More Enhancements
We will continue to make portal improvements to increase communication and provide useful information understanding. We are going to add tips on communicating with your student, FAQs, program overviews, and more. We’re also planning educational programs where sponsors will be able to get together, learn more about Kenya, our programs, and network with each other.
If you have ideas for new features, let us know. If you haven’t been on the portal recently, log back on to see the changes and know that more is to come.