Every child deserves an education and we can make a difference.
Kids in Kenya is a non-profit organisation dedicated to improving the educational opportunities of thousands of disadvantaged children in a very poor community in Kenya. Run by a small group of committed and enthusiastic volunteers, the organisation has, over the last few years, provided basic materials such as pens and paper, and even footballs and rubber thongs.
We purchase the goods in Nairobi, and we personally deliver them to the schools in Siaya District, thereby ensuring they arrive intact, and that they reach the children most in need.
While it is intended to maintain the supply of very basic resources into the foreseeable future, it is also planned to extend the work, by improving school classrooms, building adequate library resources and raising sufficient funds to assist deserving children to go on to complete secondary education, and in some cases even attend university. We need all the help people can give us to extend this important work.
Check "Paule's Story" to find out how Kids in Kenya begun and what we have achieved so far.
The most amazing news of all is work on the Library has begun!
Check these pictures of the fencing around the perimeter of our allotted library land – how about that !!! Planting of trees is taking place as we speak as it is the rainy season in western Kenya and a perfect time for planting.
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HELP TO BUILT OUR COMMUNITY LIBRARY AND GO ON SAFARI, YES S A F A R I!
Paule is fast planning a trip to Usonga in western Kenya where our library is being built. If you want to be part of a team building effort and then so on safari in the World Famous Game Park of the Maasai Mara then contact Paule asap on
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or telephone 041675411
Here's a brief account of OUR AMAZING NIGHT at the Writers Center, Rozelle
The KIDS IN KENYA, with The Rotary Clubs of Drummoyne, Sydney Cove & Siaya Kenya, FRANK COATES BOOK LAUNCH FUNDRAISER, held on 30 March 2012 at The Writers’ Centre, Lilyfield was an evening packed to the rafters with enthusiastic guests, African crafts, Coates books, a detectable buffet and much buzz.
I bet you have never been to a function where even the table cloths were on sale!!
A mighty thanks to all who helped put together this incredibly successful evening of good cheer and much fun AND we RAISED just over $6,000 – yes folks, we did, and we envisage framework and a roof for our library building.
Frank Coates is one of Australia’s most formidable authors weaving exotic tales of East Africa’s real historical events with tribal and white characters.
After graduating as an engineer he worked as a telecommunications specialist and when boredom set in found his way to Kenya working for the UN. Frank’s love of East Africa developed a passion for the region’s history and culture and inspired him to write. Six books later and another soon to be published has put him on the map.
Frank is an enthusiastic sponsor of Kids in Kenya and shares our passion to help kids gain access to an education. Some of the proceeds of his novels sold at any of our functions will go towards our 2012 goal of building a library for the community in Siaya, western Kenya.
OUR GREAT DAY OUT was a raging success despite the rain which certainly didn’tstop us from having a fabulous day with almost 80 turning up for our delicious home-made curries, our very own Kids in Kenya wines, wonderful music and a great deal of good cheer.
THANKS everyone for your help to make the day an enormous success – we raised approximately $5,500 towards our library project – a joint venture of the Rotary Clubs of Drummoyne and Balmain. This is a huge boost towards assisting the kids of the Siaya District, western Kenya with their learning.
OUR IMMEDIATE AND AMBITIOUS AIM is to raise A$25,000 to build the first stage of a modest library equipped with reference sources such as dictionaries, atlases, world maps and story books.
How we plan to raise the money...
The Rotary Club of Drummoyne with the co-operation of the Rotary Club of Balmain has chosen the "Kids in Kenya's library proposal" to be their clubs' International Project for 2011-2012. This support will help us achieve our A$25,000 goal for the first stage of the project and we are enormously grateful to those clubs for their commitment and the faith they have shown in Kids in Kenya.
We need your support as well to help us achieve our initial goal – any donation, no matter how small is appreciated. Click here for details on how to donate.
Every child deserves an education and we can make a difference.
Here's a brief account of OUR AMAZING NIGHT at the Writers Center, Rozelle
BOOK LAUNCH A FUNDRAISER FOR VITAL CHILDREN'S PROJECT
Frank Coates is one of Australia’s most formidable authors weaving exotic tales of East Africa’s real historical events with tribal and white characters.
OUR GREAT DAY OUT was a raging success despite the rain which certainly didn’t stop us from having a fabulous day with almost 80 turning up for our delicious home-made curries, our very own Kids in Kenya wines, wonderful music and a great deal of good cheer.
