Kilimanjaro Kidz Education Foundation

Kilimanjaro Kidz Education Foundation

You Made It Happen – Happy New Year!

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Happy New Year to our dear friends of Kilimanjaro Kidz Education Foundation!

be there for one another

What a beautiful resolution that we could all make and be successful at – to be there for one another in all the ways we have to offer.

  • Choose to love.
  • Treat everyone as equals.
  • Love yourself.
  • Show compassion.
  • Love everyone as if they are family.
  • Give back to the community.
  • Smile to strangers.

In 2021, KKEF set a goal to sponsor 21 additional children. You made that happen!!! We have 5 kiddos who were kick-started for the first year but still need permanent sponsorship. Reach out to Amy, Stephanie, Dawna, or JR if you or someone you know can help to make that happen for just $50/month or $600/yr.

For 2022, we’ve set a goal to sponsor 22 new children (thanks, sponsors, for your continuing commitment to our now-39 students!). Since we’re not afraid of climbing big mountains and tall obstacles, we ask you to join us – to be there for our Tanzanian families who have been out of work for almost 2 years now due to Covid without an end in sight.

Donations to Kilimanjaro Kidz Education Foundation (a 501c3 foundation) are tax deductible. ANYTHING helps.

Thank you for sharing our story and your humanity far and wide this new year. We look forward to climbing this next mountain together in 2022.

Meet the Kidz…

Jambo! My name is Glory. My school name is St. Patrick English Medium School. I live in Moshi, and I like school because I love to learn and write. I am also so happy because my sister Janet is my best friend and we go to school together.

Kilimanjaro Kidz: Glory

We Need Your Help

If you haven’t yet sponsored and would like to, or you are a sponsor and want to give an extra one-time contribution, please visit the How You Can Help page and and donate today! Our students, who range in age from 5 to 18, are so thankful for having their education secured, which includes two meals every school day, and removes a huge burden from their family’s daily concerns.

Please be sure to Like us on Facebook, invite your friends, and encourage them to sign up for the newsletter. Go to KilimanjaroKidz.com and scroll to the bottom of our home page to subscribe yourself!

‘Tis the Season

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‘Tis the season when we’re all busy gathering with friends and family, decorating our homes, baking goodies and shopping for gifts.

It can be a magical time for children of all ages as we tell Santa what we’d like under the tree, light the candles of the menorah and feast for Kwanzaa. ‘Tis the season to reflect as well.

reflect on your blessings

‘Tis the season to be happy for our many blessings.

*Friends of Kilimanjaro Kidz Education Foundation are SUCH blessings to us and the children who you are sponsoring!

‘Tis the season to look back at the successes of the year and to reflect on the shortfalls and how we may do better in the upcoming days, weeks and year.

*You all have given hope, help and happiness in the form of private schooling where the children have the chance to learn English and get 2 warm meals daily.

‘Tis the season to love with abundance and to proclaim that love freely!

*We LOVE how Amy’s vision after climbing that tall mountain has taken on a life of its own. And we LOVE all of you!

‘Tis the season.

Meet the Kidz…

Jambo! My name is Kelvin. I became a Kilimanjaro Kid at 17 years old. My school name is Edmund Rice Secondary School. I live in Arusha, and I like school because I want to save people’s lives. I want to be a doctor.

Kilimanjaro Kidz: Kelvin

We Need Your Help

Friends, we have FIVE students who were kickstarted with the initial $600, but do not yet have long-term sponsors. For $50 a month, you can help secure their educational future!

If you haven’t yet sponsored and would like to, or you are a sponsor and want to give an extra one-time contribution, please visit the How You Can Help page and and donate today! Our students, who range in age from 5 to 18, are so thankful for having their education secured, which includes two meals every school day, and removes a huge burden from their family’s daily concerns.

Please be sure to Like us on Facebook, invite your friends, and encourage them to sign up for the newsletter. Go to KilimanjaroKidz.com and scroll to the bottom of our home page to subscribe yourself!

Thank You for Being YOU!

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‘Tis the season of Thanksgiving, and we are so thankful for all of you!

say thank you to someone as no one gets this far alone

Thank you for listening to and sharing the story of how Kilimanjaro Kidz Education Foundation came to be and what we’re up to. Thank you for your generosity in being a yearly or monthly sponsor or in sending some extra $$$ our way for ancillary needs of the children. Thank you for smiling at the children’s smiles and believing in their dreams. We have 39 total kids sponsored!! Our Tanzanian family is grateful beyond words, as are we.

Meet the Kidz…

Jambo! My name is Lolita. I became a Kilimanjaro Kid at 8 years old. I attend Sun Shield Primary School. I live in Arusha and I like school because I want to be a teacher.

Kilimanjaro Kids Lolita

Friends, if you haven’t yet sponsored and would like to, or you are a sponsor and want to give more thanks through an extra one-time commitment, please visit the How You Can Help page and donate today! Our students, who range in age from 5 to 18, are so thankful for having their education secured, which includes two meals every school day, and removes a huge burden from their family’s daily concerns.

P.S. Please be sure to Like us on Facebook, invite your friends, and encourage them to sign up for this newsletter. Go to KilimanjaroKidz.com and scroll to the bottom of our home page to subscribe yourself!

Finishing Strong

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In spite of political turmoil, a world pandemic, and natural disasters, you all continue to step up and make a difference.

And we are all just getting started! Please read on.

making a difference with donations

Finishing Strong

While we in the U.S. have been getting kids back to school, and in many cases, getting them used to being face to face again, our students over in Tanzania have their eyes on making these last months of 2021 count to finish out their school year strong. Some will be completing primary school and heading on to secondary school – more or less like high school to us – in January of 2022.

We pay next year’s school fees right now, and thanks to so many of you, 36 students are enrolled for the coming year! We are three students away from achieving our ambitious goal to add 21 in 21. Since some schools will no longer have space available by November, we need to make this happen NOW. If you’re a sponsor already, please identify a friend or colleague who will match your commitment and give them this link:

https://kilimanjarokidz.com/how-you-can-help/

We have potential sponsors who can afford the $50 monthly but aren’t able to kickstart the student with the $600 needed. Should you or someone you know be willing to kickstart a student for a one-time donation of $600, click on the “donate” option on the site!

Meet the Kidz…

Sharon is an enthusiastic and clever young lady who will be completing her primary schooling in December. She attends Deanery Primary School. She believes education is the key to her life.

Sharon

Our students range in age from 5 to 18, and their families have been pushed to their limits during the pandemic, often sacrificing basic needs. Having their education secured removes a huge burden from their daily concerns.

If you haven’t yet sponsored and would like to, or you are a sponsor and want to make an extra one-time commitment, please visit How You Can Help and donate today!

Please be sure to Like us on Facebook, invite your friends, and encourage them to sign up for the newsletter.

Commitment

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I came across this quote a few years ago, and it really stuck with me:

be courageous and grow up to become who you really are

We all face challenges in life. The children of the porters on Kilimanjaro certainly do. And yet, they are full of joy, and hope, and given the opportunity, commitment to excellence in education.

Our Big Season of Commitment

With the recent addition of a couple more sponsors, we have a total of 27 students enrolled or preparing to enroll. The push is on now to secure at least 12 more sponsors in the next two months.

We pay school fees for the January 2022 school year in September. Some schools will no longer have space available by November. If you’re a sponsor paying annually, please do that now. If you’re set up for recurring $50 per month contributions, you’re good! Please find a friend to contribute as well.

We have potential sponsors who can afford the $50 monthly but aren’t able to kickstart the student with the $600 needed. Should you or someone you know be willing to kickstart a student for a one-time donation of $600, click on the “donate” option on the site!

Meet the Kidz…

Eva is a brilliant young lady. She attends Moshi Airport Academy School. She shared she wants to study and gain knowledge to be able to make her future and care for others.

Eva

Our students range in age from 5 to 18, and their families have been pushed to their limits during the pandemic, often sacrificing basic needs. Having their education secured removes a huge burden from their daily concerns.

If you haven’t yet sponsored and would like to, or you are a sponsor and want to make an extra one-time commitment, please visit How You Can Help and donate today!

Please be sure to Like us on Facebook, invite your friends, and encourage them to sign up for the newsletter.

Summer Fun and Work to Do

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In the U.S., most students are on “summer break” for at least a couple of months.

Our Tanzanian students attend school January through December, with breaks in June and December. It’s also not too summer-like there right now; it’s often cool and rainy up until mid-June.

Regardless, our smiling, happy kids are hard at work, and first-term report cards are rolling in. Some who are new to the school system will show not-so-stellar grades for the first term or two as they tackle learning English. Once they grasp it, they can soar in their subjects.

Send prayers, good juju, positive vibes, or whatever energy and light you believe can help our (now 25!) Kilimanjaro Kidz to keep growing, keep improving, and keep stretching!

education in kilimanjaro

Summer Fun and Work to Do in Tanzanian

Most of our Tanzanian students have at least a short break in June, depending on their age. Younger ones get a bit more time off in June and are enjoying more playtime and being with younger siblings. Our older students truly enjoy the time they spend with their peers, and they are focused on continued improvement. Second term starts in July, and by then rainy season will have concluded and warmer days are coming.

We pay school fees for the January 2022 school year in September, and it’s best to buy next year’s uniforms in September before the prices get run up as January comes closer. If you’re a sponsor paying annually, please do that in the next 60 days.

As some of the schools are raising tuition, we may need to supplement some of the sponsorships. So, if you know of someone who might make a one-time donation rather than commit to sponsoring, NOW is the time for them to do so!

Meet the Kidz…

Meet Clara from Arusha. She attends St. John Vianney School. She says education is the light of her life, and she will tell you there is no good life without education. We love that Clara loves and values her education!

Clara

If you haven’t yet sponsored and would like to, or you are a sponsor and you know someone who might be moved to join the effort, please forward the link to our website and tell them to visit the How You Can Help to get registered today!

Please be sure to Like us on Facebook, invite your friends, and encourage them to sign up for this newsletter.