A quality education breaks the generational cycle of poverty.  Overcrowding, lack of educational equipment, text books, materials & supplies, poor funding are to name a few of the problems that marginalized schools in the slums must face.

Education in Kenya is not free, there are school fees, uniform fees, required materials and costs to write exams.  These costs are often unreachable to the most vulnerable and those living within urban slums.   When families are unable to pay school fees, a school may refuse a child.  Many of the schools in the Nairobi slums lack qualified teachers, even one copy of the required text books or class novels or even chalk.  Yet all of these children must write standardized country wide exams.  Marks from these exams determine what program of studies or trade may be pursued.   Poor families living in the slums therefore have very little chance to break the generational cycle of poverty.    

 

Loving Compassion Africa works with St. Theresa's Secondary School in the Dagoretti slum and TRESGAD Caring Hands Initiative to allow more students to attend school and receive a quality education. Through our partnership with St. Theresa Secondary we have repaired and added classrooms, fully equipped chemistry, biology and physics labs, purchased a photocopy machine, supplied complete sets of textbooks, class novels, learning materials and supplies, and started a students/teacher library.  LCAS has also provided funding for daily tutors, provided 4 computers, installed internet cables and covers monthly internet access. Thanks to Staples in Langley, LCAS was able to provide over 100 students with the school supplies needed for 1 year. 

 

In 2024 we installed solar panels and provided 4 more computers.  Art is something that most children in the slums do not get to experience.  We have provided drawing, painting, and fashion design supplies.  We are hoping to provide some musical instruments in the future.

 

These small changes have helped level the playing field and have provided hope to the entire student body.  St. Theresa and TRESGAD had 5 students achieve top marks in 2022 and this enabled them to receive government scholarships to pursue university degrees and trade programs.  2023 saw another 6 students receive government scholarships, including one civil engineer and one student who was admitted to a USA medical school with full scholarship. 

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 “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”

Nelson Mandela

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