Live and Learn in Kenya Int'l Sponsorship Program

One smile after the other - so many children are sponsored from the Live and Learn in Kenya Int'l program than ever before. From the 450 children and youths on the program in January, 18 sponsored youths have graduated and can now be employed and stand on their own 2 feet and  only 5 more little kindergarten children are still in need of a sponsor. Many donations have come in to help provide the school and meal necessities for these children and we will soon be able to take on another group of 30 children - all through YOUR SUPPORT!

... and what happens then? We have  several youths attending universities throughout Kenya. Three have already graduated and are now high school teachers. Our former program children are now Kenya Wildlife rangers, teachers, engineers, Green Energy workers, business owners, carpenters, tailors, hairdressers, bank clerks, etc. The list is long - but the most important thing is that desolately poor children have risen above their shadow of poverty to a self-sufficient life that they can be proud of through the support of strangers who care - and through their own hard work being all that they can be at school. Education is the key to the future is our motto and with every new smile sponsored another future is saved.

... and what impact does it really make? Not all of the children are able to go through university or college, but at least 80% of the youths who have left the program after school and training are able to find employment and all of them can read and write - which is a major step considering that nearly all of them are coming from families that are illiterate. Which brings us to the concept of Passing it Forward. The children are growing up and having children of their own who are not growing up with illiterate parents. They now know the value of education and will do everything in their power to make sure that their own children will be able to go to school. That is why helping one child is not just a drop in a bucket - it helping buckets to overflow!

...and what about the parents and siblings? Most children are coming from large families. It is impossible for Live and Learn in Kenya Int'l to provide support for all of the children, but even having one child on the program relieves the parents of the sometimes impossible responsibility of even feeding their children. The LLK children receive meals 6 days the week and families are invited to the many festivities with meals for everyone. But the main thing is, a family member is going to school to be able to change the family's future as well.

Little Sharline just couldn't stop smiling after finding out that she was sponsored last week. She is the last little girl on the program that was sponsored - now only 4 little boys are in need of a sponsor. Be a "smile maker" - it's sure to make you smile as well!

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• Live and Learn in Kenya Int'l