Hello!
In late September I’m taking on the challenge of climbing Kilimanjaro, the highest free-standing mountain in the world. As part of the climb, I’ve decided to raise funds for Loldia School Fund, which supports Loldia Primary School, located near the shores of Lake Naivasha in central Kenya.
Loldia School fund was set up to improve the facilities at the school and help provide a standard of education that would enable the children to better their circumstances and find a way out of the poverty that exists in this area of Kenya.
Much has happened at the school since the fund began in 2001. There are now approximately 1600 children between the ages of 6 and 17 attending Loldia Primary School - the numbers at the school have doubled in the past four years. 8 former students are in full-time university and 5 returning scholars are working as teaching assistants.
The Fund also supports a number of teaching staff and is dedicated to providing secondary scholarships, giving some children the chance to continue their education.
The school is proud of its talented and ambitious children but the few resources from the government are completely inadequate to run an effective educational institution. Secondary school education is fee paying and, in Kenyan terms, very expensive –more than the average annual family income.
The Fund works towards addressing these problems through fund-raising and sponsors for the pupils. The school needs everything from sticks of chalk to new classrooms and teacher accommodation – any size of donation makes a world of difference!
For more information, please visit: www.loldiaschoolfund.org.uk.
Thank-you for your time and generosity!
[Please note: my climb is entirely self-funded, so every penny you donate will be directly spent on improving the lives of the children.]
