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Gillen in tears

A school trip down the drain? No — down to the ocean!

Missing the boat? Not this time!

Gillen was the only one in her class who could not join the school trip to Mombasa. Now she will be on the beach with everyone else.

In an emotional little letter, Gillen (13) told us that her class is going on a four-day school trip to Mombasa, and that she is the only one who cannot go. Her mother Pauline simply does not have the money, and Gillen was so ashamed that at first she did not dare to tell us.

We transferred € 135 (about KSh 19,000) for the trip and some pocket money. So Gillen does not have to stay behind on her own: she can spend a few days enjoying time with her classmates, the beach and the ocean.

Earlier this year Gillen was almost not allowed to sit her end-of-year exam because her school fees had not been paid. She sat it after all, and passed. For her brother Israel (10) the school fees have not yet been covered. Would you like to help? See Campaigns, under Gillen & Israel.

School & Dignity: nine children, three families, one school term

This week our School & Dignity e-mail campaign began. Nine children from three Kenyan families are orphaned or were abandoned by their parents; in each family an older sister or cousin of around 22 cares for them. The new school term has started, but school fees, books and uniforms are out of reach. School fees come first; the girls also receive reusable menstrual kits.

This week our School & Dignity e-mail campaign began. By e-mail we are asking our relations and donors to help nine children from three Kenyan families through this school term.

Nine children, three families

The children are orphaned or were abandoned by their parents. In each family an older sister or cousin – herself only around 22 – tries to care for them. There is barely enough food on the table; school fees, books and uniforms are out of reach. The new term has already started. Without swift help these children stay at home, while education is precisely their way out of poverty. School fees are therefore our first priority.

Present every school day

For the girls, paid school fees are not enough. Without menstrual products they miss lessons every month. That is why we also provide the girls in these families with reusable menstrual kits, made locally in Kenya by Alice Wambui’s Smile Star’D Enterprise, following the Days for Girls concept.

How to help

All donations run exclusively through Stichting Watoto Yatima Foundation, so that your help reaches the families we support ourselves.

NL96 INGB 0009 5232 07 | BIC INGBNL2A | reference SCHOOL & WAARDIGHEID
We are a Dutch ANBI-registered charity; gifts may be tax-deductible under certain conditions.

The full flyer is on the Campaigns page, under the tab School & Dignity.

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