News & Updates - Educate the Kids

Food Parcels For Christmas

07 Nov 23

Visited some lovely hosts and schools

24 Sep 23

The new roof is coming along !

05 Sep 23

The tour is on !! Singing Children of Africa

08 Aug 23

The differences between teaching in the UK and teaching in Kenya…

03 Feb 22

Bars of chocolate and magazines were my thing. So a few pounds a month was nothing..

08 Jun 21

Too little protein – not enough food

11 May 21

A rainy night in Portishead changed my life

27 Apr 21

Sarah Marks lives in Bristol. One night in September 2019 she went along to see an Educate the Kids event in Portishead that would change her life…

Exams done ..another school year complete !

01 Apr 21

success still happening !

29 Jan 21

ANOTHER GREAT SUCCESS

15 Sep 20

I went to the pub and there I found the Kids!

16 Jul 20

Charity Update June

01 Jul 20

People in the village are getting really desperate for food now

24 Jun 20

Teaching the teachers to Educate the Kids

22 Apr 20

Obviously, with the coronavirus crisis and the closure of the school, some of our interviews may not seem quite as relevant now as they were when they were written. However, we know that things will get back to normal eventually and the issues and interest shown by our supporters show will not change, so we hope you are happy that we continue to publish these personal stories that illustrate the many different and varied ways in which people engage with and support Educate the Kids.

A story of survival and hope

08 Apr 20

How we got 63,500 views of a Facebook post about shoes for Kenya!

18 Mar 20

Unlike other charities they don’t show you sad people, they show you happy, smiling faces

04 Mar 20

How a chance purchase of The Sun changed my life

04 Feb 20

They kept turning my tap on and just looking at it…

17 Jan 20

I came home and found three Kenyan children sitting at the kitchen table…

03 Jan 20

How long is your child’s school day?

18 Dec 19

This Christmas, spend less on the children…

03 Dec 19

It’s hard to know how much is spent on average per child in the UK at Christmas. Figures quoted on Mumsnet from 2018 suggested it is a little over £300.

We blagged 300 teddy bears through customs in Kenya!

28 Nov 19

Go on holiday and help Educate the Kids

14 Nov 19

In all the conversations I have with the brilliant people who support Educate the Kids, it never ceases to amaze me how they each bring slightly different insights and thus help to expand our knowledge about this most remarkable charity. Liz Grant has perhaps more insights than most, as she has been involved from the very start (or last century as she puts it!).

We love this charity so much

30 Oct 19

You’ve seen Comic Relief? Nothing prepares you for the real thing.

15 Oct 19

They are not different; they are the same – and deserve our love

30 Sep 19

Educate the Kids is a community as well as a charity

18 Sep 19

Educate the Kids on the BBC! (radio interview)

11 Sep 19

With the Singing Kids performing with their usual sparkle and enthusiasm all over the UK, BBC Radio Nottingham asked Jordan Wilkey in to tell their listeners something about them and the Educate the Kids charity. Jordan and his family hosted some of the kids in 2006 and then went to live in Kenya for a year. He is organising the kids visit to Derby (again) this year and is clearly a radio "natural"!

HOME SAFE AND SOUND

The Singing Children of Africa had a wonderful tour and performed music and dance that had audiences coming back for a second concert ! standing

Singing Children of Africa DATES & VENUES

The tour is well underway….check out remaining dates Unless specified concerts are free with donations appreciated You can Text SINGING followed by amount to 70470 Mon 25th Sep 2pm St Andrews Catholic[...]

Jolaurabi Roof Appeal

Nearly 40% raised so far and the wall is filling up A roof over our heads is important! Unfortunately our current one is in a poor state of repair and will now need replaced.[...]

KOMBE & MAXWELL HAVE ARRIVED

Kombe & Maxwell have arrived in the UK. The choir were supposed to be with them but because of issues with the passports the tour will be on a later date this year. Maxwell flew[...]

Postponed for now ….

We are sorry to announce that because of visa and passport admin delays in kenya, the choir are not going to be able to make it in April. It is very disappointing as the children[...]

Our New Bursary !

EXCITING TIMES! The education system in Kenya has had several mandatory curriculum changes in development since 2017 and being fully implemented during 2023/24. They have moved from an 8-4-4 to a 2-6-3-3-3 system. Simply, this[...]

CHRISTMAS FOOD PARCELS 2022

It’s that time of year again ! The children will be away from school for six weeks over the festive period, which means for many they won’t have regular food or guarantee that they[...]

Check out this marvellous video on our shoe appeal …Go George !

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Summer Update on School

Life is getting back to normal Maureen is back in Kenya !! It is so good to be back in Kenya, everything feels almost normal During the pandemic Maureen believed that she wouldn’t get back to[...]

Mr. Edward & Kombe the Dream Team

Edward starts work at 5am Monday to Friday, has a later start at 8am on Saturdays and has a Sunday off, and right beside him every morning is Kombe! Edward is our head master and[...]

who doesn’t love new shoes???

THANK YOU for the hard work and support from our lovely sponsors, who have travelled to Kenyan their own expense to fit shoes that they have collected in the U.K. on to the feet of[...]

Christmas Food Parcels

Christmas is coming !!If you want to help ensure that the child you sponsor gets something to eat this Christmas, please donate here. We will try to provide food for all our families. If you[...]

WELL DONE MAXWELL Another Success Story

Maxwell Omondi who came to the U.K as a young drummer with the choir in 2008 and then returned as an adult as one of the legends has just completed his college course. We[...]

Kilt walk 2021

Thanks to all those who participated in the kilt walk this year, even though it was a much smaller event because of covid, we had walkers in Mombassa, Wales, Scotland & England, much fun was[...]

Kilt walk returns 23-25th April

KILTWALK We have a small team ( including some children in Africa ) who need sponsorship for their walk. You can also join the team, get your own sponsors and raise money for Educate the[...]

Happy Easter

The great gift of Easter is hope, and these children have great hope in their lives. They bring us together and understand the power of unconditional love. A beautiful song by the singing children of[...]

Back to school

Children resumed learning under socially distance measures on the 4th of January. We are so very thankful to have completed the new building in March, so although it is not being used as intended at[...]

CHRISTMAS GIFTS- FOOD

If anyone wants to give Christmas gift to the child they sponsor (or another ) then use this link, we will be giving food in place of gifts as it is needed. If you want[...]

Winter update …Getting organised for Christmas

Thankfully our school area has not seen a great number of Covid cases, but unfortunately the economic impact is devastating. This area relies on tourism, and there is simply no work. Lots of schools, nurseries and colleges have closed,[...]

Food Parcels COVID-19 donate here

September 2020 …we are still fund-raising for tis appeal and spending our sponsorship money on feeding people At these trying times, let’s remember what we are blessed with and the remain humble . Our African[...]

COVID-19 SCHOOL CLOSURE -FOOD PARCELS

DONATE HERE Our lovely new school is complete, but unfortunately because of Covid-19 all schools in Kenya are now closed. We are very concerned on the impact this virus is having in the village, as food[...]

UPDATE: how can you help?

The building is going up so quickly, It will be a two tier building and contain a new toilet block, new kitchen and ten further classrooms, the cost for the building is covered by a[...]

The children are safely home …WONDERFUL

The 2019 Singing Children of Africa “Wonderful” tour is now finished and the children are safely back home in Kenya with their families. What an adventure it is for these kids to come to[...]

Charity Update…so much going on !!

We organised a reunion of previous SINGING CHILDREN of AFRICA tour members as a surprise for Maureen. It was a very special day, and many of the original choir from 2006 came along with the subsequent[...]

DRAW, PAINT OR SCRIBBLE…YOU CAN JOIN IN

Our art competition is now open !! its being run through schools which are being contacted now, if you haven’t heard yet or know a school that would like more information in participating, please GET[...]

Ambitious Boys

The results speak for themselves… The KCP exam results for the end of year standard 9 national exams results for our school, were simply outstanding! According to Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohammed, 12,273 candidates scored[...]

Merry Christmas & Thank You

Merry Christmas to all ! Food parcels were given out to every child’s family. It is quite a logistical operation.. thanks to all who helped to make this possibly and gave of their time freely.[...]

UPDATE ……

CHRISTMAS FOOD APPEAL if you want to buy a food parcel for the children you sponsor please donate here This will be distributed to them with love from you CHOIR RETURNED HOME The Believe Tour was[...]

SINGING CHILDREN OF AFRICA BELIEVE TOUR 2018

Can you BELIEVE the tour is over ??? the children are all home safely …watch this space updates coming soon[...]

SINGING CHILDREN OF AFRICA 2018

Believe Tour 2018 We hope that you will be excited and happy to hear that the children will be returning in September -November 2018 They will start off in the Renfrew area, visit Falkirk, Livingston, Dunfermline, Dundee, Aberdeen[...]