The 3 AM Worry Every Kenyan Parent Knows It’s 3 AM, and Grace lies awake in her Nairobi apartment, mentally calculating school fees for the upcoming term. Her daughter Amani is joining Form One next year, and the costs keep…
The Call Every Boarding School Parent Dreads “Mum, my money got stolen.” Susan’s heart sank when she received this text from her son David, a Form Two student at a boarding school in Kiambu. It was the third week of…
The Principal’s Impossible Job Mary Njoroge has been principal of a primary school in Nyeri for twelve years. She’s passionate, experienced, and deeply committed to her 450 students. Yet she often feels like she’s flying blind. How many students are…
Saturday Morning at the Community Hall Every first Saturday, Rose wakes up early in her Kawangware home, counts out KES 2,000 in cash, and takes two matatus to the community hall in Dagoretti for her chama meeting. She’s been doing…
The KES 500 Lesson Ten-year-old Kevin came home from school in Ruiru with exciting news. His class was going on a trip to Nairobi National Museum, and he needed KES 500 for transport and lunch. His mother, Alice, gave him…
The Donor’s Dilemma Margaret sits in her Nairobi apartment, reading yet another sponsorship request email. A rural school in Machakos needs help. Thirty bright students can’t afford school fees. The principal writes passionately about potential wasted, dreams deferred, futures lost.…
