Education & Support for Vulnerable Children, Kenya

Dear Supporter,

Here at Nyota we have a feeding programme that is so important in the lives of so many children.

It is hard to describe the impact of the feeding programme on the students of Nyota, as it is just so vast. The students in Nyota come from backgrounds where the meals they receive in school could be the only ones that they receive that day. As you can imagine, trying to pay attention in a classroom for 8 hours, while hunger pains are ravaging your stomach is not exactly conducive to learning.

The feeding programme provides students with a filling and nutritious breakfast and lunch every school day, even during the holidays. This means that the students are not only benefitting from the nutrients they are receiving, but attention spans and concentration levels are also greatly improved.

This has a positive effect on classroom performance and exam results. There has been a marked improvement in marks since the feeding programme was established in June 2010. There has also been an increase in students’ attendance levels, with every student staying in school until the end of the school day.

The feeding programme is so important to the students of Nyota Ing’arayo, and thanks to your donations, it remains a valuable aspect of school life for these students.

Thank you for your ongoing support of this project. 

With Gratitude, 

GVI Charitable Trust

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Dear Supporter,

Teaching in any environment is a challenging job. It is vitally important that teachers are valued for the huge impact they have on children's lives, wellbeing, and prospects for the future.

Many schools in the Nyota area are unable to pay teachers reliably due to poor funding. This can mean a high turnover of teaching staff, inconsistent provision of teachers and an overall negative impact on the education of children. Thanks to your kind donations, the teachers in Nyota are paid on time every month. Here at Nyota teachers remain consistent from term to term and feel valued for the important work that they do.

While all of the teachers at Nyota school have received teacher training, teaching methods in Kenya consist largely of rote learning and, therefore, fail to interest and engage many students. By ensuring reliable and consistent wages for the teachers at Nyota, we strengthen our partnership with them and they offer better and more stimulating classes for the students. This enables us to increase our impact in the classroom and innovate education, which has a lifetime of benefits for all of the students at the receiving end. It also increases the teachers' confidence and they feel valued.

GVI ended our volunteer project in Kenya in December 2014, but we continue to support our old partners through the GVI-Charitable Trust. It is wonderful to see that the work that GVI did in Kenya has lasting effects and that the teachers still adopt many of the ideas and teaching styles that we brought to the classroom. Their adoption of these methods ensures the sustainability of our work in these schools and is boosted by our continued contribution through wages thanks to your generous support.

With Gratitude, 

GVI Charitable Trust

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