WHERE WE WORK
The informal settlements of Kenya and Tanzania are home to some of the most deprived children in the world. Over 1 million children are missing out on an education in Kenya alone. Education can be the magic bullet that breaks the cycle of poverty. ChallengeAid’s aim is to offer an alternative or complimentary education to children living in abject poverty in the informal settlements of Kenya & Tanzania. We provide an opportunity for them to thrive. Some of these places in kenya include Kibera, Mathare, Kajiado, Mombasa, Nyeri,Kawangware, Mukuru, Dandora, and Kasarani, and virtual learning centers.
ChallengeAid and our partner ChallengeAid Africa work together to build Schools of Hope– a cross between a homework club, a youth club and a library, operating in the evenings, at weekends and during school holidays Read more
WHAT WE DO
Schools of Hope
We create ‘Schools of Hope’ – a cross between a homework club, a youth club and a library, operating in the evenings, at weekends and during school holidays.
Children in the informal settlements often work during the day to help support their families and our schools provide an alternative education for those aspirational young slum-dwellers, who may have no other access to education. We also provide a complimentary education for those in regular schooling.
We are one of the few charities able to respond to ongoing issues in the slums without creating a culture of dependency – after 3 years, communities take ownership of the running of the SOHs.
