High school students in Kenya must complete lab practicals in chemistry and microbiology before they can qualify for national testing. If these orphaned and at risk students at the URI supported guy Frederick Earle Center in Busia, Kenya are to have any chance at graduating, first they must have the experience needed to qualify for testing and then to test well on the national level.
And if they are to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty and have a chance to succeed in life in East Africa, they must receive a quality education. Microscopes are a big part of providing them with the educational tools they need to succeed.
In partnership with Harvest of Hope Africa, URI is helping to provide these children with housing, a comfortable bed to sleep in, nutritious food to eat and a quality education.
All they ask of us is that we help provide them with opportunities to succeed in life—by giving them a hand-up, not a hand-out.
