Thanks to our generous donors we met the 2018 Truscott Family Match of $65,000 and more! Thank you to everyone who donated generously to provide important programming for students to transform their lives through education in Kenya. The Friends of Ngong Road Annual Appeal funds elements of our program that sponsorship does not. This includes nutrition support, healthcare, Saturday Program, caseworker support, the library, the computer lab, and more.
The 2018 annual appeal success of just under $160,000 raised could cover the cost of 6,400 meals for families who are particularly needy, 200 new computers for the computer lab, or the gap for 320 students who attend boarding school but their sponsors are only able to provide tuition support.
A very special thank you to Ted and Kathy Truscott for making this important appeal possible. From the children, their families, and Friends of Ngong Road, “Asante Sana.” Thank you very much.
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2017 Annual Appeal Match Met!
Together we met the 2017 Truscott Family Match of $60,000 and more! Thank you to everyone who donated generously to provide important programming for students to transform their lives through education in Kenya. The Friends of Ngong Road Annual Appeal funds elements of our program that sponsorship does not. This includes nutrition support, healthcare, a Saturday program, caseworker support, the library, a computer lab, and more.
This year’s annual appeal success of over $132,000 raised could cover the cost of 5,280 meals for families who are particularly needy, 220 new computers for the computer lab, or the gap for 264 students who attend boarding school but their sponsors are only able to provide tuition support.
Thank you for helping to change lives. From the children, their families, and Friends of Ngong Road, “Asante Sana.” Thank you very much.
John
John was born on 20th June 1998. He has two siblings, a brother who is a beneficiary of our program and a sister. They live in a single room house made of iron sheets in the slums of Kabiria. The house has electricity for lighting at night. This enables him to study comfortably during school breaks. They use the charcoal stove for cooking food at home because that is the only fuel they can afford. They also buy water from nearby water vendors because their house has no running tap water. At home, John gets three meals per day. He sleeps on a bed and shares it with his brother. His mother is the breadwinner in their family and works as a cook in a private primary school.
John joined Ngong Road Children Foundation in the year 2009. While in the program he has benefited from Basic computer application, life skills training, career development, and sexual reproductive health programs. During his free time, he likes volunteering at Ngong Road Children Foundation Saturday program as a way to give back to society.
Currently, he is a student at the National Industrial Training Authority pursuing a certificate course in electrical installation. John aspires to be the most trusted and reliable electrical technician in the future.
Benard
Benard is 22 years old, born on 15th April 1997. He is in form Four at Parklands High which is a county and boys boarding school. He has been in the program since 2012. While in the program he has benefited through education, nutrition, health, and community support. Also, he has gone through career development and sexual reproductive health and life skills training. He actively participates in the Saturday program and likes playing rugby. He lives with his aunt, sisters, brothers, nieces, and nephews. His parents died.
The fourteen family members live in a single-roomed house made of iron sheets in Ngando slum a densely populated area. The house has no electricity and they use a tin lamp for lighting at night. They use a stove to cook their meals. The family shares bathroom and toilet facilities with their neighbors. Benard eats three meals a day and shares a bed with his siblings. His aunt does manual jobs like laundering clothes for an income.
Benard is an average performing student. He is outgoing and has many friends. He would like to be a chef in the future. Benard said he will be happy for sponsorship and will continue working hard in his studies.
Michael
Michael is 16 years old, born on 11/9/2000. He is in form One at Langata High which is a county and boys boarding School. He has been in the program since 2014. While in the program he has benefited through education, nutrition, health and community support. Also, he has gone through career development and reproductive health seminars. He actively participate in the Saturday program where he engages in various activities.
Michael is an average performing student. In the last exam he scored grade C He is social and playing soccer is one of most favorite activities that he enjoys with his friends. Other interests are dancing and listening to music. His best friends are Dennis and Lorenzo. He would like to be a Photo journalist in the future.
The family stays in Ngando slum a densely populated area and people compete for the same odd jobs. He lives with his parents, sisters, aunties, nephew and cousin.They live in a stream of parallel iron sheet rental houses facing each other and the different houses sub divided by iron sheet which does not give much privacy. The two roomed house has electricity which makes it easy for him to study at night when he is on school break. Inside the house it is congested with a total of ten people residing in. It is very small in size only separated with old curtains and card boards. He eats three meals a day and sleeps on a sofa chair in the sitting area separated by a curtain. The floor is concrete and has a p.v.c (kind of plastic) tile laid. Water for domestic use is bought from a nearby vendor and sanitation facilities are located outside the house and shared with other tenants. His parents do manual jobs for an income.
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