Announcing “Over the Top” – 2010 Exam Fee Drive

“Over the Top” is now up and running, the monies from this fundraiser will be used to pay the registration expenses for our 2010 Standard 8 students at Galilee Primary School to take the Kenyan Certificate of Primary Education exam ($8/ student) and our 2010 Form 4 students at Waddington High School to take their Kenyan Certificate of Secondary Education exam ($109/student.)    These fees are to be paid by the school in February  2010.  The students will sit for the exams in Oct/Nov of 2010. 

 

These examinations are crucial to these students because without a passing score on their KCPE exam, Standard 8 students cannot enter high school. 

 

And without passing the KCSE examination, high school graduates do not receive the certificate announcing that they have successfully completed their high school curriculum.  This certificate is the key not only for better jobs in their futures but also, for those who do well,  the key to higher  education. 

 

These examinations fees, especially for the high school students, are prohibitive in price for ANY Kenyan family living in abject poverty.  It would be a great travesty if any student were to struggle to complete their high school education, only to be unable to take the final exam because they did not have the money to register for the exam.  The headmaster at the Galilee schools, Fanuel Okwaro, has addressed this need to the families and their community.  He has been successful in raising a part (close to half) of the money needed.  He is asking us as friends and sponsors of the Galilee Schools to raise an additional $6800 to complete the project. 

 

Failure in this endeavor is NOT AN OPTION!  We HAVE to find a way so these kids who have struggled mightily will get their just reward.  Do you have the means and the heart to help these kids??  If so, please click on the “donate” key and mark your donation for the “2010 Exam Fee Drive.”  Your donation could change the course of a child’s life forever!  Thank you for your consideration.