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Update from the Field:\u00a0 Kenya & Uganda<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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Each time GoPhilanthropic visits with our partner organizations, the value of their work, dedication and impact are reinforced.\u00a0 Our recent visit to Kenya and Uganda was no exception.\u00a0(see below for information on our upcoming trips)<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Rescuing Girls from Early Marriage and FGM \u2013 Narok, Kenya<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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Tw<\/span><\/span>o<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0nights before we arrived at MajiMoto, Keses had arrived on the back of a motorcycle. Her teacher had rescued her from an early marriage and brought her to Helen.\u00a0She was about to be married in exchange for 10 cows as the 4th<\/sup>\u00a0wife to a man in his sixties. She had been promised while in the womb of the first wife in exchange for\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>a second wife. Keses has completed 8th<\/sup>\u00a0grade and wants to be a doctor.\u00a0 The timing was fortunate for Keses with one of our travelers immediately offering to sponsor her education.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>This event confirmed the importance of our partnership with Director Helen Nkuraiya at MajiMoto and the Entikeng<\/span>\u00a0Lepa School more than ever. Girls like Keses are dropped at her door for help all of the time. Another had recently walked for several days alone through the bush to find Helen and have the opportunity to complete an education.\u00a0 GoPhil has been working alongside Maji Moto for 3 years now supporting various aspects of the program from providing solar panels to their vocational sewing program and offering educational classes in the evening. \u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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It was wonderful to<\/span>\u00a0spend time with the girls GoPhil donors already spon<\/span>sor and hear their dreams of becoming secretaries, teachers and\u00a0<\/span>pilots. We walked away affirming the need for many more sponsorships.<\/span><\/div>\n
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There are currently still two girls at MajiMoto seeking sponsorship. Sikinan is in second grade and classified as a vulnerable child. She has been at MajiMoto for 4 years.\u00a0 Her father was killed by an elephant very nearby. Seleya is the child of one of the widows living in the widows village. She is partially deaf and very smart.\u00a0Please contact us if you would like to see thier bios and consider supporting them.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
(pictures:\u00a0 Barbara Burger & Keses, Tracey Morrell & Siamantha, a GoPhil student)<\/span><\/div>\n
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GoPhil is thrilled to announce our support for the completion of a teachers dormitory to ensure high quality teachers are retained at the school.\u00a0 We recently granted $2,500 to complete the $13,000 needed and expect construction to start soon.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n