Student Sponsorship = Hopeful Future
We firmly believe that a foundational education is the key to a hopeful future. In Kenya primary education (K-8) is provided free by the government; however, in order to attend our students need to provide their own uniform, scholastic materials and school fees. Your monthly gift of $40/month provides all the necessities for your sponsored student to stay in school and continue his/her education.
School Fees
Scholastic Materials
Daily Nourishing Meal
Yearly Uniform
"A hungry stomach does not learn."
Because many of our students come to school hungry, we started our feeding program that feeds a nourishing meal to every student that attends our Hope Center schools. Our student sponsor gifts support this ministry so that you are not just feeding your student but all of his/her classmates. For many of our students, this is the only meal they will have that day.
Kibera Student Sponsorship
Kibera is the largest slum in Kenya located in the capitol Nairobi. The estimated population of Kibera being 500,000 people living in a 1 square mile region closely bounded by more affluent areas.
Only around 40% of Kibera's children attend school on any given day. Rate of unemployment is 50%. It is here that we have set up a Hope Center in Mashimoni village (one of twelve communities in Kibera) and offer student sponsorship.
The cost of living is double in Kibera compared to our rural Maasai communities. Due to this we assign each Kibera student with two sponsors.
Watch the video below to see what life in Kibera looks like for our students and ways Kenya Hope is seeking to meet basic needs of families there.
A Day in the life of a Maasai Kenyan Student
Students Needing Sponsorship
Timothy Senteu
ILK-M93
12 year old, boy
Birthday 12/25/2015
Illkerine Hope Center
Timothy lives with his parents, five brothers, and one sister. His parents depend on livestock keeping as source of income. Due to prolonged drought in Kenya last year all their cows died. Timothy has been in and out of school due to fees being unpaid. He would like to continue his education, and become a doctor.
Nicholas Nyatia
ILK-M92
14 year old, boy
Birthday 12/12/2009
Ilkerine Hope Center
Nicholas lives with his parents, four brothers, and a sister. His parents depend on selling charcoal in order to meet the basic needs of the family. The business of burning charcoal has been declared illegal by the government of Kenya, bringing many who depend on it to have no source of income. Occasionally Nicholas has been in and out off school due to lack of school fees. Nicholas would love to continue his education and become a teacher.
Joshua Opiyo
KSU-M56
16 year old, boy
Birthday 09/09/2007
Kisumu Hope Center
Joshua lives with grandmother. His mom works in a different county although she often does not provide enough funds to take care of the many needs of this family, and his father is mentally challenged. Joshua's grandmother is basically the sole breadwinner of the family but is growing old and soon will not be able to afford to raise him.
Douglas Shikoye
KIB-M312
16 year old, boy
Birthday 09/11/2007
Kibera hope Center
Douglas has two brothers and one sister who are being raised by their father and stepmother since their own mother abandoned them when they were very young. Their stepmother is the only mother they have really ever known. Douglas is a bright student and puts a lot of effort into his schooling. His father is a casual laborer and his stepmom sells vegetables, but they don't earn enough to even provide for the family's most basic needs let alone school fees. Douglas would like to be an accountant when he grows up.
Yohana Rimoine
ILK-F94
10 year old, girl
Birthday 10/06/2014
Ilkerine Hope Center
Yohana lives with his parents, four brothers, and a sister. His parents depend on peasant farming, such as keeping livestock. The drought that affected the area two years ago, killed all the cows that belonged to them leaving the family with great poverty. The children are often in and out of school due to unpaid school fees. Yohana would like to continue his education, and sponsorship would allow him to do so.
Kadoyo Nayonde
ILK-F54
11 year old, girl
Birthday 09/21/2012
Illkerine Hope Center
Joshua lives with grandmother. His mom works in a different county although she often does not provide enough funds to take care of the many needs of this family, and his father is mentally challenged. Joshua's grandmother is basically the sole breadwinner of the family but is growing old and soon will not be able to afford to raise him.
Reginald Beniciel
KIB-M317
5 year old, boy
Birthday 07/25/2019
Kibera Hope Center
Reginald is being raised by a single parent, his father abandoned his mother while she was still pregnant. He has one sister. His mother works at Kibera hope center as a casual laborer, Beniciel is a very bright boy. He has not been able to go to school this term due to school fees unpaid.
Esther Diana Afandi
KIB-F318
11 year old, girl
Birthday 08/31/2012
Kibera Hope Center
Esther is one of four siblings, she has three brothers. Her father abandoned the family, so she is raised by her single mother. Esther is a very bright girl, well articulated, and calm. She dreams to become a doctor someday to help support her family. She is on the verge of having to drop out of school due to lack of school fees.
PRAYER REQUEST: For her mother who is going through difficult times emotionally and financially.
Justus Mulimu
KIB-M322
13 year old, boy
Birthday 04/28/2011
Kibera Hope Center
Joshua lives with grandmother. His mom works in a different county although she often does not provide enough funds to take care of the many needs of this family, and his father is mentally challenged. Joshua's grandmother is basically the sole breadwinner of the family but is growing old and soon will not be able to afford to raise him.
Fidel Owiti
KIB-M320
13 year old, boy
Birthday 06/11/2011
Kibera Hope Center
Fidel is one of five children being raised by a single mother, his father abandoned the family. Fidel is a bright boy who loves education and dreams of becoming a doctor someday. Some days he has to stay home from school so his older siblings can go, it is hard for his mom as a casual laborer to raise funds for school fees for all five children.
Ivan Wambu
KIB-M321
8 year old, boy
Birthday 12/25/2015
Kibera Hope Center
Ivan has one sibling. He is very disciplined and polite. He has been unable to attend school since 2022, due to his school fees not being able to be paid. His mother and father are both unemployed. His mother is sickly and unable to work, his father is a casual laborer and has worked on and off. Ivan has a desire to go to school and become a pilot.
Gabriel Oloishorua
ILK-M81
16 year old, boy
Birthday 03/13/2008
Illkerine Hope Center
Gabriel has three brothers and two sisters, one of whom is his twin, Mercy. Their father works for Kenya Hope, and their mother is unemployed. Both Gabriel and Mercy are now in their final year of primary school and, due to the tremendously high cost of living, it's extremely difficult to pay the necessary school fees. The prospect for their continued education is very low under the current conditions.
Isack Sapurr
ILK-M85
10 year old, boy
Birthday07/09/2014
Ilkerine Hope Center
Isack has three brothers and one sister. Their parents are unemployed and have depended solely on selling charcoal to provide for the family's daily needs and to pay school fees. However, the government of Kenya has banned this business and declared it illegal. As a result, the family now lives in extreme poverty, and the parents are unable to send their children to school.
Victoria Mwongeli
KIB-F324
14 year old, girl
Birthday 02/13/2009
Kibera Hope Center
Victoria is one of four siblings. Her mother is a house cleaner, and her father is a casual laborer. Victoria has been on and off school due to lack to school fees being paid. She is a hard worker at home and at school. Her performance is excellent, and hopes she can continue to attend school and become a doctor/surgeon.
Brenda Saaya
ILK-F88
13 year old, girl
Birthday 09/09/2010
Ilkerine Hope Center
Brenda lives with both of her parents, four brothers, and two sisters. Her father is elderly and cannot be employed. The family mostly depends on farm produce in order to support the families basic needs. The income they earn from the farm produce is not enough to support their children with education. Brenda has been in and out of school due to lack of school fees. If she can be given a chance for education through our sponsorship she will be able to complete her studies, she hopes to become a teacher.
Morris Ikayo
ILK-M91
11 year old, boy
Birthday 12/07/2012
Ilkerine Hope Center
Morris lives with his parents, four brothers, and two sisters. His father works for Kenya Hope as one of our Pastors, but has been sick for several years. He has been hospitalized several times, and on very expensive medications. Morris has been in and out of school due to school fees being unpaid. Morris would love to stay in school and become a doctor.