Shelter of Hope’s school is situated in a desperately poor slum area of Nairobi. There are 10 teachers and around 140 children spanning the three pre-school classes and five primary classes up to Grade 7. The school follows the Kenya government syllabus.
The children are provided with a simple meal each day and for many of these children this will be the key meal of the day.
After primary school many of the children then take the opportunity to go to government schools. The quality of the education and commitment of the teachers in many of these schools is not all that it should be which adds to the importance of the solid grounding provided by dedicated staff at Shelter of Hope. The director of the project is Ishmael Ochieng who is a leader of a group of churches in Kenya. He is very enthusiastic and has a real heart for the poor in the community. At a recent visit, the children were all very friendly and the atmosphere in the school was pleasant, notwithstanding the poor surroundings.
