Target 1 of Kenya’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 seeks to ensure that all children complete quality free and equitable primary and Secondary education. The Bill of Rights in the Constitution of Kenya 2010 also recognizes the need for basic education for all children. Part of the government’s effort to attain this goal include the 2003 launch of Free Primary Education that has seen the gross enrolment rate (GER) increase across the country.
Mentorship
Research has shown that children and adolescents are at important periods of development because the brain continues to mature and develop throughout childhood and adolescence. During this time the region of the brain responsible for emotional reactions has been formed, but the area that controls reasoning and regulates emotion has not fully developed. Children and adolescents are therefore more likely to engage in impulsive and risky behavior such as aggression, drug abuse, delinquency, poor performance in School and so forth.
Extra Curricular
COFFKIDS plans to host annual sports days that will allow the community and students participate in a range of sporting activities. This will also be a forum and opportunity for visiting sponsors to interact with the community.
Fundraising
COFFKIDS has relied largely on donations from well-wishers to fund its programmes. In order to ensure the sustainability and continuation of the program, COFFKIDS plans to continue raising money from Grants from Donor institutions, in addition to the personal donations by well-wishers, groups and community. We shall continue with the charity walks and conduct annual sporting events that will raise funds through ticket sales, sale of snacks and soft drinks, and rent of sporting equipment.
Sustainability
With many of the previous sponsorship beneficiaries joining the job market, we are mentoring and encouraging them to voluntarily join COFFKIDS as mentors and sponsors as a means of giving back to the society.
