Friends of the Mwokoeni Children - Further Education
Further Education for the Mwokoeni children
We are now sponsoring 17 pupils onto secondary education, comprising of 14 boys and 3 girls. We have 2 boys in a school in Kilifi, not too far from Mombasa, 12 boys at St George's school which is about 2 hours drive away. The three girls are in different schools, one fairly near the St George's boys, one in Naoirbi and one further afield near Kisumu.
We are looking at various schools in the Mombasa district for the future, and are hoping to find one or two that can take all our future pupils sponsored onto secondary education.
Two of our Trustees, Shirley and Carol had a meeting with all 17 pupils during their recent visit in April. It was a very constructive meeting, and all pupils are doing well. They are very happy to be able to continue their education.
Extract from "What a difference a year makes!" news article
As our visit tied in with half-term, we were able to have a meeting with all the 14 boys and 3 girls who we are sponsoring onto higher education boarding schools, and it was great to see how they had grown both educationally and physically in the last year. They left the Mwokoeni School as older children and they are now young adults working hard to make the best of themselves in the hope that this chance of education will help them into better lives.
Like a lot of things in Africa, the schools do leave a lot to be desired in the facilities they offer to the pupils, such as lack of text books, crowded accommodation and class sizes. However, the boys and girls are so very grateful for the opportunity they have been given - particularly the orphaned children who, if we had not been able to organise this extended education for them, would now be on the streets.
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