Sponsor a child’s education today
Children living in the rural highlands of Kenya often have poor access to education, all too often they lack the food, clothing and transport required for primary or secondary school attendance.
By pledging your support and offering a monthly donation you will be able to send a child to school for a year or more.
How your money helps
Maize is the main carbohydrate source for Kenyans $80 funds an entire year of food for one child.
School uniform costs an average of $35 per year.
Transport is difficult especially from rural areas that are poorly served with rough roads. The cost of daily transport averages out at $80 per month for a child living 10km from their school.
Sponsor benefits
When you choose to sponsor a child with the Kosgei-Walpole Foundation you receive regular personal updates via email.
We offer the chance for you to speak with your sponsored child and send them birthday cards or congratulation cards to mark special occasions. We want to nurture life long friendships, beneficial for the child as they feel the support throughout their education, as well as beneficial for the sponsor who sees the positive power of education transforming a young life.
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Kosgei-Walpole Foundation
The Kosgei Foundation is a non-profit organization in Kenya. It was established in 2014 by Isaiah Kosgei, a marathon athlete and community leader. The foundation’s mission is to transform and empower the lives of the less fortunate children by helping them obtain secondary school education.
Our mission is inspired by the belief that educating a child not only empowers the child but also the family and the entire community.
OUR VISION
To positively transform lives through education, sports empowerment, and environmental conservation.
OUR MISSION
Give back to society through marathons so as to empower children and the community - socially and economically.
OBJECTIVES
Provision of educational scholarship to needy students.
2. Provision of learning materials and construction of buildings to schools.
3. Talent support activities.
4. Environmental conservation activities.
5. Capacity building promotion and sensitization on matters education, environment and talents.
The problem
Approximately 40% of the Kenyan population lives below the international poverty line ($2.15/day).
This aligns with a broader projection where according to the World Bank, Africa could account for 87 - 90% of the world's poor by 2030.
Gender inequality renders rural women the hardest-hit segment of the population.
Over 96% are forced to scavenge for scarce, low-paying, unfulfilling menial labor.
The result is a distinct lack of self-esteem, and ability to build the equity required to power self-sufficient economic growth.
While the government offers a small subsidy for secondary school tuition, it is insufficient. The bulk of the financial burden remains on the family.
Because disadvantaged mothers cannot afford residual educational costs, their children are locked out of secondary education. This cycle perpetuates hopelessness and limits future socio-economic mobility for the next generation.
The solution
Since our founding in 2014, our projects have been breaking Kenya's poverty cycle with inspiring results. Collectively, our educational projects leverage education to empower Kenyans to escape the poverty trap. Our foundation embraces Nelson Mandela’s philosophy on the power of education: “Education is the most powerful weapon with which you can change the world.”In May 2022, an MIT News article highlighted the results of a study on escaping the poverty trap (https://news.mit.edu/2022/poverty-trap-bangladesh-0510). This MIT study validates the Kosgei - Walpole Foundation’s strategy for helping Kenyans break the cycle of poverty with education.
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