Sponsorship can be a one-off or a long-term arrangement. We facilitate communication between the child and the sponsor. We help to pass stories and photos between the two. Sponsors can even come and visit someday.
Most families living around Mwendo are survive by subsistence farming and intermittent day labouring. Some have some modest salaried jobs such as local government officers or they work at one of the few commercial operations in the village. However, neither group can afford the $50 per month that we need to run the school. We are therefore seeking $50 full scholarships for the poorest children and $35 partnership scholarships for those whose parents are earning a little income.