​HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM

When our students graduate 8th grade and move on to high school, we make sure they have what they need to focus on learning. 
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The Problem
For young Kenyans who pass their rigorous 8th grade exams, moving forward into high school requires money to pay for high school fees and supplies.  For the critically-poor students who graduate from our Home-based and Care Centre programs, high school costs can seem like an insurmountable barrier. 

What we’re doing  about it
When our students finish 8th grade, we make sure that those who qualify for high school have what they need to pursue their high school dreams. With the help of sponsorships, our program pays high school fees while also providing guidance, support, and essential material needs for life and school. 

​Less than 50% of Kenyan youth graduate high school 
But ​85%   of
​our elementary school grads are attending or completed high school
And 65% of our high school grads have continued on to college or university 

What does a sponsorship provide?

Your $1,000 annual sponsorship provides:
  • Guidance, counseling, and workshops​
  • High school tuition 
  • Other school fees (lab fees, field trips, exam fees, mandatory tutoring, etc.)
  • Boarding costs (meals and housing)
  • Textbooks
  • School uniforms & shoes
  • Supplies (notebooks, calculator, geometry kit, etc.)
  • Office supplies for school administration, required from students (reams of paper, etc.)​
  • Mattress, bedding, and other student living requirements as required by schools (footlocker, wash basin, cutlery, etc.)
  • Personal hygiene items and other essentials
  • Pocket money for things like bus fare to/from school
  • Emergency medical costs​
How are sponsorships used?
Click on the pie chart to see how our costs break down
Our new partner Crossroads Springs Africa is helping KOCC increase its reach and impact in Kakamega County by supporting 114 high school students
Kakamega Orphan Care Centre's High School sponsorship program provides school costs and essential needs - as well as guidance and support - to more than 165 high school students.  Friends of Kakamega and its generous sponsors support the 60 high school students who grew up in KOCC's elementary school programs, while a new partnership with Crossroads Springs Africa is enabling KOCC to leverage its community roots and management expertise to support an additional 103 needy high school students across Kakamega and Vihiga Counties.
Not all of our students are fully sponsored, and sponsorships do not cover all of our costs for running the program. We need help covering the difference to keep our students in school. Please help us do this by making a donation to our High School Fund. 
60  students 
 are attending high school in 2017 through Friends of Kakamega sponsorships 

Over the last ten years, we
have produced 78
high school graduates
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