A Child’s Perspective
Mary
Mary is bright as a button. She loves school, and is fascinated by all the things she learns. Her teachers agree that she has the potential of a bright future. Unfortunately, Mary lives in Kibera, a makeshift million-strong mud-hut slum suburb of Kenya's capital city, Nairobi, where bright futures are few and far between. Mary's dreams of growing up to be a doctor hang in the balance, because since their father passed away last year her mother can no longer afford to feed her and her younger brother as well as pay for their schooling.
Hilda
Hilda is 11 years old and a student at Galilee Primary School in Kenya. She loves going to school, partly because it's clean and safe, which makes it an oasis in the Nairobi slum district where she and her parents and brother live, and partly because she dreams of growing up to become a nurse and realises, even at her age, that to achieve this she must complete her schooling. Madame Dorothy, her class teacher, believes she's bright and has a real chance of reaching beyond the slums one day. Her parents, much like any parents, would love to see her grow into the woman she wants to become and to achieve so much more than they did. What parent wouldn't move heaven and earth for their kids? Unfortunately, Hilda's parents have almost reached their financial limits. If they do not get some help very soon, they will not be able to afford to keep Hilda in school much longer and, harsh though it may seem, she will no longer be able to reach for her dreams.
It costs just £75 a year to keep a child like Hilda in primary school, so if you would like to help her or any of the thousands of kids in Kenya like Hilda to complete their education against the odds, then please do consider contributing towards a Scholarship or providing a Donation to Scholarships for Kids.
Samuel
Samuel is 15 years old and a secondary-school student in Mukuru Kwa Njenga, an informal settlement to the east of central Nairobi in Kenya. He was orphaned two years ago when his parents died of AIDS and has been supported ever since by an uncle. Samuel's teachers all agree that he has the drive and potential to reach his goal of becoming a teacher one day, but his uncle can no longer support Samuel and his younger sister Mercy's education, as he has recently lost his job. Samuel wants so much to finish his education, but things are beginning to look bleak. His school has made arrangements in the short term to do all they can to allow him to continue his education, but your help is needed to ensure that he can do so.
It costs just £165 a year to keep a child like Samuel in secondary school, so if you would like to help him or any of the thousands of kids in Kenya like Samuel or his younger sister Mercy to complete their education, please do consider contributing towards a Scholarship or providing a Donation to Scholarships for Kids.