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08 Jan 2018
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With Your Help Kids Are Finishing School

This October, four more children of Nyumbani Kwetu Home graduated from Grade 8 and two more will soon graduate from high school. The home supports 15 children (all cousins or siblings) and one housemother, who is their relative. Before Elimu sponsored this family, the children faced the same scholarly fate as their parents’ generation – low quality curriculum, disrupted learning, and their schooling most likely ended by Grade 6. Our grateful graduates are the first in their families to complete high school and, so far, three have already proceeded to college. Click here to hear from her in her own words.

About Post Author

Cindy Rodriguez lives in Los Angeles California with her husband Steve and her two children. She is passionate that children have access to quality education. Her career has always focus on children including a strong background in technology edutainment and curriculum development. She began as a teacher and grew into a leadership, Vice Principal role for both elementary and middle schools. She has two MAs in Curriculum and Instruction and Education Leadership. She has an active hand in charity work ranging from assisting Latino students with scholarship foundations to the development of preschools in Darfur/Chad refugee camps. In her free time, she enjoys baking, cooking, travel, running and being an active mom.