OASIS OF HOPE SECONDARY SCHOOL
KISUMU, KENYA

PROVIDING CRITICAL SUPPORT, CARE AND EDUCATION TO CHILDREN FROM THE POOREST BACKGROUNDS IN KISUMU, WESTERN KENYA

 BREAKING THE VICIOUS CYCLE OF POVERTY

 

 

CONTACTS
HAGGAI HAWI KADIRI
OASIS OF HOPE DIRECTOR
TEL: + 254 725 112 009
E-MAIL: hawilahh@yahoo.com
BOX: 3668 KISUMU

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Oasis of Hope secondary school is a charitable education institution staffed by volunteers situated on the edge of Nyalenda, the second largest slum in Kenya and the most deprived area of Kisumu.

Set up to serve a deprived community (77% of the children live in Nyalenda) in 2006, the school already has 220 students, 54 of them total orphans (both parents deceased) and 86 partial orphans (only one living parent). The vast majority of the children live with guardians in households well below the poverty line, and yet they are exceptionally bright with significant potential.  Oasis of Hope currently:

  • helps orphans seek guardians who can provide access to food, including a partnership with Ring Road orphanage’s feeding program
  • provides sanitary towels to all female students (funded by the OGRA Foundation)
  • Manages a local football team to engage teenage boys.
  • Provides regular community heath education to teenagers supported by a volunteer from the OGRA Foundation and Ring road health project.
  • Provides free and affordable secondary education to bright students from poor backgrounds.

Oasis of Hope targets students who have excelled in KCPE (Kenya Certificate of Primary Education) but are un-supported and neglected, unable to afford education and dropping out of the system.

Working with the local community where volunteers reside, they intervene to stop this degradation of talent. The school works with guardians and local orphanages including Ring Road orphanage, Compassion project, Lutheran and Pandpieri to encourage these talented children to remain in education.

These exceptional vulnerable children are being given a chance to succeed in life when they would otherwise have dropped out of education and support. The school will also partner with other organizations to help generate further opportunities in post-secondary education.

The school has in the past four years been able to achieve its objectives without constant/permanent support. The institution thus faces challenges like high staff turnover since staffs are volunteers, high school drop out rate since the school has no feeding programme for the students most of whom walk over five kms to school and have to stay without food for the whole day.

The long-term narrative is impressive – orphans can be supported throughout their education careers right to the job market in creating a next generation of highly educated, talented professionals who come from vulnerable backgrounds.

 
OASIS OF HOPE SECONDARY SCHOOL PICTURES
Oasis staff and students during the school fencing         
Oasis students and staffs prepare lunch after fencing.

Third year students attentive in class. The class rooms are temporary and made of iron sheets.  
 This years candidates for the National Exams.The exams will be starting on 21st October 2009
Oasis of Hope Secondary School classrooms (side view)
 Oasis of Hope Secondary School classrooms.(front view)
Oasis classrooms and the administration block at the far end.
 A section of students pose for a photo in school

Fundraising Page Image
Students having an open air debate at the school.
 Student washing their hands at the schools water point.
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