Tabor School

Don’t get sick in the slums. There are no treatment possibilities.

Even if it's just measles. Or malaria, popular in Africa. Medicine + analysis cost about $7. But still.

People in Kibera have no money for doctors or their prescriptions. Children are no exception. They say: “a child is either alive or dead. The concept of "sick child" is irrelevant.”

In Kibera and in the outskirts there are a few clinics established by missions or public organizations, but their help is available to an extremely limited number of people.

Therefore, the fact that since July we’ve been resuming regular check-ups at Tabor school is great news. This is the only way to prevent or quickly identify and treat many children's sores.

Bronchitis, otitis media, helminths, earth flea larvae and other parasites are the most common cases of therapeutic efforts.

Meet our medical supervisor - Dr. Haggai, clinician, general practitioner. Now he will be aware of the clinical histories of all our children. He is also responsible for supervising work of colleagues and specialists, if their help is required.
On average, we plan to conduct field clinics once every two to three months.

5 new kids have been studying in our school for two months and making progress.🙋🏿‍♂️

For some of them there is still no guaranteed budget. We can't leave our students: we teach them and feed, every month urgently seeking funds. There are also additional expenses – on examination sheets, workbooks and stationary.

Just look at the newcomers! ❤️
We’ve got some stories to share.

The boy's name is Peter Nzioka. He is 8 years old, our second grade pupil. Peter had not studied anywhere before, except for the home lessons that he was given by his older brother and sister.
Three children are only raised by mother – she sells charcoal in Kibera, and the income of the family is extremely low. However, the woman is trying to educate her children. Somehow she pulled the elders, and there was no money left for the younger. Mom was incredibly happy to learn that the youngest son is now a schoolboy. And that she doesn’t have to pay for his education.

And this is Diane Monique. Diane is 7. We took her to prep class, on the vacant place. Her mother, a plastic container seller in Kibera, has long been "in line for enrollment." As soon as the woman found out that the principle of enrolling in our school is reverse selection – we accept the most vulnerable – she said that this was their case and she would wait. Diane’s mother has no alternatives. She almost cried when she saw her youngest daughter in a brand new uniform.

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Huge thanks to everyone!🙏🏿