Education and Livelihood for 250 youth in Kaplamai
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Summary
This project provides 250 youths from single/poor parents or orphans with education and livelihood opportunities in rural Kenya.
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How Donors Like You Helped
Thanks to donors like you, a total of $2,245 was raised for this project.
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Received $2,245 from 64 donations from people like:
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More Information About this Project
Project Needs and Beneficiaries
This project is addressing Poverty in Kaplamai Division of Trans-nzoia district Kenya. This project is offering education, sponsorship, lifeskills, counselling, Entrepreneurship skills, Internships, sports and recreation. When these youth are educated, they will get job opportunities and life skills, it will reduce the cycle of poverty and crime
Activities
If we provide education scholarships, we will be able to reduce illiteracy .If we provide sports and recreation, we reduce anti-social acts. If we provide training, this leads to self-reliance.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $2,245
Funding Information
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding.
Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as
indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the
"Progress Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $2,245. The original project funding goal was $57,530.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Excel file (projdoc.xls).
Resources
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
This project will educate and offer livehood opportunities for 250 youths allow them to be self reliant and support their families and or brothers/ sisters who are poor.This will break the cycle of poverty in the community
Project Message
I never dreamt of playing for the Kenya National Women Soccer Team besides completing school. Am now able to earn a living and support my sisters and brothers to go to school. Thanks to TYSA!
- Caroline Wanjala., Beneficiary
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on June 03, 2008.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on May 09, 2007.
Latest Update from the Field
YOUR DONATIONS GETS BACK A SHUTTERED GIRLS' DREAM
By Gichuki Francis - Executive Officer, June 03, 2008 05:28 PM
Your Donations Gets back a Shuttered Girls’ Dream
Miss Mercy Atoo Ipara is an 18 year old girl who had lost hope in life. She was desperate. TYSA through Education and livelihood opportunity project gives her a renewed hope. Here, she narrates her story
I always wanted to be a journalist. When I finished my secondary school last year, I wanted to join a journalism school. However, my examination points were not enough to secure me a place.
I spent most of the time home, doing domestic chores and closed up in the home compound. One day, a neighbor came home and said, Atoo you used to be a good player. Are you still one! Yes, I said. Good in Soccer! She exclaimed.
After participating in various sports activities organized by TYSA, Atoo as she is commonly known started opening up to her friends.
One afternoon, the TYSA Executive officer was talking to each of the 25 girls in the soccer team. When my time came, I was not sure what to tell him. He is kind and always encourages us to open our hearts and minds. I gathered courage and told him my desire to be a journalist and the difficulties I am having especially money to continue with school so that I can get better grades.
TYSA executive officer then told me to consult with my mother before we could discuss further. Meanwhile TYSA executive Officer through friends in Uganda started to explore possibilities of her joining a High school there. This possibility was possible. When we looked at what Globalgiving friends have given through the project, we felt it could take her to school for two terms. So we made a decision to support her with this money
When I came back to see the Executive Officer, I told him that my mum has no money. So I have just to stay home again.
We informed her that TYSA together with good friends through the globalgiving will support her and that a school in Uganda has already been found.
Am so happy!!! So Happy!!. Thanks to all, my dream has come back to life!!!!
Atoo is now in Mashariki High School in Kampala Uganda and will finish at the end of year 2009
You’re continued Support will see her achieve her dreamÂ….being a journalist... Hopefully she will live to write this story to the future generation. Give your donation for a worthy course!!
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