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A MESSAGE FOR KENYAN CHILDREN
“I know from personal experience how much
competitive sport helps in life. Every Kenyan
child should play sport - but not at the cost
of education. After the sport has gone, there
are many years ahead when you must earn a
living. That is why I am pleased to be a Patron
of this amazing charity which has captured
both competitive sport and classroom
experience.”
Professor Mike Boit, Former Olympic
and Commonwealth Games medalist
IMPORTANT FOR EAST AFRICA
Only
22%
Youth
unemployment
currently sits at
of 15-17 year-old
girls enrol at
secondary school
in Nairobi
35%
51%
Only
41%
of the population
lives below the
extreme poverty
line.
access secondary
schooling.
60%
“Seeing the huge and permanent change in
these children, who otherwise would face lives
of inequality, hardship and scraping to earn a
penny, is truly life changing for me. Add the
dedication and commitment of our team of
14 coaches, who mostly come from the same
slum areas, and the combination is, quite
frankly, mind blowing.”
of the population is
under the age of 26.
Kenya
David Waters M.B.E. Project Director
Only
CRITICAL FOR WILDLIFE
“Where there is human poverty, wildlife is
at risk. East Africa is home to some of the
most charismatic, but endangered species
in the world. Poverty intensifies human/
wildlife conflict and creates the conditions to
stimulate poaching these precious animals,
which is now spiralling out of control.
The East Africa Children’s Charity Jersey, with
its affiliated charities in London and Nairobi,
is aimed at reducing poverty and improving
the lives of children and their teachers. It
is an excellent initiative, which will not only
help the people, but also the wildlife of this
remarkable part of the planet.”
Lee Durrell, Honorary Director
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
73.5%
of Kenyan children
access primary
education, despite
it being free.
Kenya ranks (ex 187) on the Human
Development Index,
according to the UN
Development Programme.
143
180,000
children under the age of 14 have HIV.