Karima-Kawamaitha Primary School
Karima is a close neighbor to the Kwambekenya community where we also work, and its name is a Kikuyu name meaning "small hill". It is bordered by two rivers but one of their greatest needs is water, as they are dependent upon agriculture as the main source of income.
Education is also a major need here. Like many Kenyan communities, Karima has an abundance of youth, who they recognize will be the future of their community. The Kawamaitha Primary School is overcrowded with more than 1,000 students, and is in need of additional classrooms and teachers (the current ratio is 100:1). This makes learning difficult, thus preventing many children from advancing to secondary school.
There are not enough desks for each child and they share textbooks between several children so they cannot take books home to do homework. There are many other supplies needed for the classrooms and they cannot afford to give assessment tests on a regular basis, so many children do not do well on their Grade 8 Final National Exam, which determines if they can continue into High School.
There is no money to feed them lunch (and this may be the only meal some children get because they come from impoverished families). The priority is to start feeding lunch to the pre-school children.
Your donation of $39 per month will help your child as well as help provide a quality education for all 1,050 children in the school.