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Organization	Hifadhi Africa Organization (HAO)
Region	Kenya
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ProjectLeader	Collins Nakedi

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The project will provide educational support to students in East Pokot to further their education and eradicate illiteracy. HAO has provided 55 scholarships, supported 13 schools with eLearning tools, trained 96 teachers on STEM and mentored 70 students. East Pokot has 4% literacy and 60% of children never attend school in their lifetime. Donations will directly fund scholarships, scholastic materials, mentorship and Sanitary products. Beneficiaries: girls, underprivileged, orphans and disabled

Challenge

Pokots depend on pastoralism as livelihood due to limited access to livelihood assets like human, financial, social and physical capital. Over 90% lack business-related skills. Vulnerable and traditionally under-represented groups have insufficient access to economic opportunities. Absolute Poverty rate is 67%. Students engage in pastoral activities. Without good basic education, they have little chance of escaping extreme poverty. Our sponsored students achieve 100% transition rate.

Long-Term Impact

Education is the only sustainable way to empower Pokots and development East Pokot instead of dropping out of school to cattle rustling, early/forced marriages among other negative coping mechanism. Pokot children like the rest in Kenya can pursue careers to become social workers, doctors, teachers, economists etc. Given education opportunities these children undoubtedly will become leaders and agents of change in their communities thus reduction in illiteracy and cycle of extreme poverty.