WHO WE ARE
In 1996, Tender Foot Self Help School began with eight street children in a corrugated iron shack, and one determined teacher, Esther Wamai, who refused to look away.
Founded in Kangemi, Kenya, the school was established to provide safety, education, and hope to children living in extreme hardship. It also offers counselling in family planning, health, and hygiene — strengthening families as well as students.
Today, Tender Foot educates 320 students, many from highly vulnerable backgrounds. Around 110 require sponsorship assistance to remain in school.
The school provides nursery and primary education through to Year 9, along with life skills, personal hygiene, food, clothing, and care for children living in especially difficult circumstances. The community of Kangemi has been directly affected by HIV/AIDS, and as a result many children are homeless, orphaned, or have only one parent. The school relies on support to include the most needy children.
The school has since relocated to a new building and purchased the adjoining property for future expansion, funded by donations from agencies around the world.
WHAT WE DO
We support this school a long way from home. We may never meet the students. But we know we have helped them in some small way.
Since the humble beginnings to today, the program sponsors over 100 children each year. The Program is a RAWCS (Rotary Overseas World Community Service) Project. Number 1 / 2003-04 Donations are tax deductible. You can now register online.
You can register and pay by Credit Card, Direct Credit. Instructions are advised when you register.