A need for soccer balls, other sports equipment in Kenya

We have much to be thankful for in Evanston, and the United States in general. One thing we take for granted is an almost unlimited supply and exposure to sporting goods of every possible type. But unfortunately this is not the case everywhere.

A world-class teacher and friend, and Top 10 Finalist in the 2015 Global Teacher Prize, Jacque Jumba-Kehura, has a school in rural Kenya. The students at Makonjemare Primary School love sports, but literally have to improvise and make their own from any materials they can find - there is no sporting goods store of any kind within hundreds of miles, and the school has no funding to purchase pricey equipment.

Unfortunately, shipping costs, even for small boxes, is on order of $1200, so instead of sending actual sporting goods we would like to wire some money to Jacque so they may order some equipment. We are hoping for dollar donations that can be used for these kids to have something other than improvised soccer balls for their activities. Notice many of the children are barefoot going to school. If interested in helping out, please give any donation to your teacher and we will wire 100% to help our friends in Kenya! Note that $100 US is a little more than 10,000 Kenyan shillings, so dollars are worth a lot right now.

Thanks for considering!  😊