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School for Kenya

School for Kenya. Gwen Donskey Roxy Baker Highlands Middle School 6 th Grade. Masai Background. Out of the 42 tribes, the Masai are one the most well known in Kenya Most of the community herd indigenous cows

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School for Kenya

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  1. School for Kenya Gwen Donskey Roxy Baker Highlands Middle School 6th Grade

  2. Masai Background • Out of the 42 tribes, the Masaiare one the most well known in Kenya • Most of the community herd indigenous cows • Masai men, known as Morans, wander in search of green pastures for their herds.

  3. Why should we help? • Most children in Kenya don’t have any education • The school that you can help build will not only provide an education, but at least 1 meal for starving children • Kenyan children’s parents feed them, and house them now. But in the children’s adulthood, without an education, what will they do them?

  4. Woman and children • The women, who occupy a submissive role on Masai culture, remain in settlements known as manyattas to raise the children • Women are encouraged to, and usually do, give birth to a child each year • While the men are away, the woman and children are often left alone to face serious difficulties Young Masai girls

  5. education • Education is often and the best and most expedient path toward improvement • Getting to school in Eluaai is a problem. For most people, the nearest school is at least an 8 km walk away • Most Masai children don’t go to school until the age of 11 or 12, and few even continue school up to 8th grade

  6. Education • Most children are sent home from school from a lack of books or uniforms • Girls are at an even further disadvantage. A Masai girl must complete a number of chores before beginning the trek to school • The boys are given first priority in the purchase of books and uniforms

  7. Ed colina foundation • The Ed Colina Foundation supports early childhood education • The foundation supports three preschools and feeding programs in the Nairobi area • Two preschools once supported by the foundation are now independent A classroom built by Ed Colina Ed Colina

  8. Baseline survey • Ed Colina look a survey with the community and the survey found the following: • Amount of preschool aged students not attending preschool: • 24 • 10 • 14 • 3 Three year olds Four year olds Five year olds Six year olds • Parents reported that their children were not attending school due to their children’s ages and the long distance to school

  9. You can help! $3.50             $5.00             $10.00          $20.00          $45.00          $45.00          $60.00          $450.00        $1,300.00     $2,300.00     Education 1 child for 1 month Feed 1 child for 1 month Purchase 1 malaria bed net Purchase 1 school uniform Purchase 1 goat for milk Provide school fees for 1 child for 1 year Provide food for 1 child for 1 year Purchase 1 cow for milk Build a chicken coop for egg sales Build an iron-sheet classroom with water tank Young Masai Boy

  10. Education is the keyfor lifting people out of poverty

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