Each one removes a barrier between a child and a classroom.
Fees, uniform and transport for fifty children in Kakuma's primary and secondary schools.
A$1,250
keeps a child in school for a year
In the first term of 2026 TNCH paid 416,000 Kenyan shillings (about A$5,000) in school fees for 50 pupils, plus 37,000 shillings (about A$460) to bring secondary students back after the half-term break.
A year of fees for all 50 children is 1,200,000 shillings, about A$15,000.
A lunchtime meal in each village, often the only reliable food a child eats that day.
A$25
feeds a child for a week
Families across Kabokorit, Kalemchuch, Nadapal and Komudei live with protein, mineral and vitamin deficiencies that leave children open to malaria, cholera, typhoid and dysentery. A$50 a month sustains one child's meals across the school year.
Two volunteer teachers bring literacy and numeracy to children with no school, often under a tree.
A$375
a month pays both teachers
Both salaries come to 30,000 shillings a month. The classes prepare children to enter primary school as soon as a sponsored place opens, and the impact is measured in classrooms filling up.
Social workers visit children at school and at home, and reach those living on the streets of Kakuma town.
4
villages visited, plus Kakuma town
Zipporah Esekon leads the social work team. For a child facing disease, grief or family breakdown, that consistent presence changes everything. A mentoring program pairing Australian volunteers with sponsored students rolls out in stages through 2026. About the mentoring program
Village classes meet under an acacia. The plan: shelter now, a school to come.
Shelter and a safe place to learn while the school is planned.
A$4,400
to build it
27 percent funded. A$1,200 raised so far.
Help build the classroomA residential school with education and vocational skills, so young adults leave ready to work.
In planning
capital campaign after the classroom
Tax-deductible in Australia through Interseed. Write “Kakuma Children Education” in the comment box.