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Global Alliance for Africa partners with households in Makomboki
village to fund scholarships for adolescent boys and girls to attend
secondary school. The youth are either orphans or made vulnerable by
the impact of HIV/AIDS, and have little or no resources to pay school
fees. If they are forced to leave school due to lack of funds, it is
very unlikely that they ever return. And without completing their
secondary school education, these youth are certain to experience a
life of poverty.
Located in Kangare subdistrict in central Kenya,
neighboring Thika Dam, the main source of Nairobi’s water supply, the
population of Makomboki village is approximately 11,000 people, with 3
secondary schools, 7 primary schools, and 11 small trading centers.
The main cash crop in the area is tea, which is grown on small-scale
farms.
Global Alliance has made an agreement with the
guardians of these youth to raise funds for their school fees. The
agreement stipulates that GAA will pay for 80% of the annual school
fees, and that the guardians will pay for 20%. It costs GAA $150.00 to
pay for one youth’s school fees for the entire year. Please help us
expand this program so that more orphans and vulnerable youth from the
area will be able to attend and complete their secondary school
education.
Click here to donate to this program
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