our aim The aim of "Classrooms for Kenya" is to provide permanent, safe classrooms for Kenyan children living in poor rural areas
	the history of our charity Classrooms for Kenya was established in 2006 by teachers and students at The Weald School, West Sussex, for the benefit of children in Kenya. After visiting the country we were shocked by the standard of the buildings many children were learning in. These buildings were commonly made from mud and expected to collapse within a few years of construction but they were simply the only buildings the Kenyan schools could afford to build. After our visit we decided to offer our help by raising the funds to build permanent classrooms between four different schools in western Kenya. We achieved this target within a year and these new buildings are giving Kenyan children the opportunity to learn in a safe, non-crowded environment.

So far we have built eight new, permanent classrooms between four different schools

This is Limuli Primary School, a school that the Kenyan Government was going to close until it received our help.

the future

Our work does not stop here. There are still children who are learning in unsafe mud huts. The Kenyan education system operates a policy where the cost of any new buildings must be met by parents. The parents that we met simply cannot afford to pay for these buildings. We are looking to raise the funds to rebuild as many schools as possible in western Kenya but we will need all the help we can get. This area of Kenya is particularly poor and does not receive the sort of publicity or funding that Nairobi or other cities do. The only way schools can provide safe facilities for their children is with our help. Furthermore, these classrooms will not only be used for basic education but will also be used for teaching about AIDS awareness, equal opportunities for women and other issues that affect the community.

"The problem we have in this school is physical facilities. The parents are not able to assist us with buildings. If you could help us with putting up new buildings it would help our students and their parents by leaving them with more money for food." Beatrice Chahilu, headteacher, Mitoto Primary School

By 2010, with your help, we aim to build 20 new classrooms for the safe education of Kenyan children.

These classrooms will not only benefit the children but will also help the community by providing a huge boost to the local employment and building markets. If you are able to offer your help with our goal then we would be delighted to hear from you.

This is just one of the classroom blocks Classrooms for Kenya has been able to build with the support of our sponsors. You can see the difference between the new buildings on the left and the older buildings on the right.