Sponsorships and Donations
The most personal way to get involved is to sponsor an individual child. Primary school sponsorhip is $200 per year, which includes not just school books, uniform, and fees, but also a stipend for food and other necessities that will be used by the guardians or relatives to care for the sponsored orphan and his/her siblings. High School sponsorship is $400 per year, which includes the same necessities, as well as the much higher fees for secondary education.
Donations separate from sponsorships are very welcome and support the running of the Care Center, including costs of the feeding program, house parents, overhead such as electricity, wood for the fireplace, and general maintenance.
The Kakamega Orphan Project is pleased to be administered entirely by volunteers both in the US and Kenya. As a result, overhead does not include administrative salaries and is therefore very low. Many donors report that they were inspired to give to Friends of Kakamega because they know that the entirety of their contribution will be used on the orphans themselves, and not on administration to coordinate the Project.
Read more about this topic: Kakamega Orphan Project