Last week we reported about Creds newest partner IDAK and their tree planting initiative. Well, this week we are reporting on another initiative set up by IDAK, also in Kisumu county. At Wasare primary school, many of the children struggle to concentrate for the whole day as they don’t have…
At Nkuru Vocational Training College, the majority of the students attend for two years to learn a vocational skill from scratch. The four main vocational skills on offer are: catering, construction, fashion and design, and hair and beauty. The nature of the qualification means that at the end of the…
Early November, Helen and Simon visited GNPDR in Rwanda and spent some time at their programmes. Here are some reflections of Helen following the visit. Today we spent the morning with a group of about 25 young people some of whom are living on the streets of Kigali, and some…
Written by Janaki This is the story of a child named Sathwika, who transformed her life from being a household cleaner to holding a software job through education.She was born into a backward-caste family, which was both poor and large. Sathwika had one younger brother. Her father worked as a…
This year, CRED Foundation is taking part in the Big Give’s Christmas Challenge. Starting on GivingTuesday, November 28th, there are 7 days to make a donation to the campaign. Every donation made during this week will be doubled, whilst match funds last! Save the date and double your donation! November…
Vanessa is 9 yrs old and lives in Acholi Quarters with her mum, her grandmother, 3 younger siblings, and 4 cousins. Her father died last year, and the mother of the cousins (Vanessa’s maternal aunt) is also deceased. Vanessa used to go to school. She was in P3 when her…
The children who are in Spurgeons Academy lower primary classes recently enjoyed a school outing to two locations in Nairobi. Their first port of call was to the city’s domestic airport where they were able to see some of the planes coming in to land. This airport only has small…
We reported last month on the need for a Science Lab at the Spurgeons JSS. One of the other urgent priorities is to develop a computer lab for the students. None of them have access to a computer at home, so the only possibility for them to become IT literate…
