We are currently transitioning our funding model from relying on on-site volunteers to a system of child sponsorships. This reduces our dependence on volunteers during periods when fewer of them are present. Volunteers pay for their local accommodation and meals – at a rate that exceeds the actual cost. The surplus funds go directly toward operating the school and caring for the children who stay overnight in the school’s boarding facility.
During this transition phase, we need bridging funds to cover ongoing expenses while we work to secure sponsorships for every child. Sponsorships can be anonymous, though they do not have to be. The monthly contribution is €26, and the arrangement can be cancelled at any time – for any reason. This is one way to provide support.
The other option is to contribute to the bridging fund. Donations can be of any amount and made either as a one-time gift or on a recurring basis. Every contribution helps us immensely to keep operations running and to preserve everything we have achieved so far.
Most mornings at Korando begin the same way.
Around 300 children arrive for class. Pencils change owners. Someone has forgotten a book. Football debates from yesterday continue exactly where they left off 🙂
Nothing dramatic. Just children getting to be children.
The goal is wonderfully ordinary: that they can come back and do it all again tomorrow.
Today, 67 sponsors each sponsor a child with €26 a month. Many children are still waiting for someone.
Until they find a sponsor, the Bridge Fund helps cover their costs, because no sponsor shouldn’t mean no school.
Every child at Korando can attend school, whether or not they have an individual sponsor yet. While they wait, the Bridge Fund covers:
✓ School operations
✓ Daily hot meals
✓ Life skills sessions
✓ Psycho-social support
✓ Sports & community
For October, the gap we need to bridge is €3,900. Thanks to recent donations and volunteer arrivals, we have €1,436 raised and €2,464 is still needed.
If you can help us close the gap, a one-time contribution of any amount will help keep children in school this October.
Would you rather provide support every month?
For €26 a month, you can sponsor a child and help cover their school costs, mentorship, life-skills activities and holiday programs.
Every contribution helps make sure tomorrow morning looks a lot like Friday morning.
With love,
from all of us and the Better Me team in Kisumu 💛
As far as I’m concerned, I am sponsoring a child. Emmy. Tomorrow is her 5th birthday. Can’t wait to see her smile. What about you?
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