GEF Christmas Appeal 2024

This Christmas we would like to gift a food package to each of the children and their families who we currently support.

We aim to provide each of the families with wheat flour, maize flour, cooking oil, rice, sugar and salt as well as some soaps for washing. This will enable families to make a variety of different meals which can not always be afforded. The £2,358 we hope to raise will enable us to deliver all of these packages before Christmas day, allowing the 400 children we currently support to have food on their plates this festive season 🙂

Any contribution will make a big difference and help make Christmas 2024 a joyful one, with full tummies!

Since we began

656

CHILDREN SUPPORTED

NEW HOMES BUILT

3000

SEMINAR ATTENDEES

322

NEW BEDS PROVIDED

Brilyn Lewinsky

Before GEF support, Brilyn lived with her mum and brother in a single rented room without electricity. She shared a bed with her mum and her brother slept on a basic couch and was often sent home from school due to unpaid fees, which meant she missed many crucial classes and her grades suffered. Through […]

John Gachemi

John is the perfect example of both determination and the power of education. With GEF support he recently completed a BSC in Clinical Medicine at Jomo Kenyatta University and is working as a Doctor in Karatina. His journey was not easy. John’s mum and dad work hard as coffee farmers but struggled to earn enough […]

Evie

Evie suffered from cerebral palsy, severe dystonia and resistant epilepsy which brought huge challenges to her and her family. We have had the pleasure of getting to know them since first meeting in 2018. The love, patience, happiness and reluctance to ask anyone for help humbled and inspired us to do something to make their […]

Sponsor a child

In Kenya a little can go a long way. £35 per month supports the education of one of the children we are helping. This covers the cost of their primary, secondary and tertiary fees, uniform, shoes and books, and menstrual care products for girls.

Fundraising

Why not register now to run, jog, walk or cycle in an event to support the Gathimba Edwards Foundation? Throughout the year we are involved in a number of local runs and can offer charity spots.

Corporate

There are numerous ways your company or employer can help disadvantaged children and their families in Kenya and north-east Scotland, from attending our events to sending your staff to build houses.

Buy a bracelet

Visit our shop and buy our bracelets handmade in Kenya. The money made from the sale of one bead bracelet pays for 1 term of school food for a primary school child. We have numerous designs to choose from or you can even design your own.

Mercy slept on the floor of a small mud hut for many years. Each day she and her siblings would walk to school through a dark forest, scared that at any moment they could be attacked by wild animals. A lack of money also meant, that despite her grades being among the top 1% in Kenya, she could not afford to attend secondary school.

Now Mercy has completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in Urban Planning Management from University, while her siblings walk without fear to school, they live in a new house at a safe location and enjoy the education which every child deserves. Mercy's story is one of courage, hope, talent and defying the odds.

GEF Christmas Appeal 2024

Our vision is to build a brighter future and improve the quality of life for children and their families in Kenya and north-east Scotland.

In Kenya, we do this through:

In north-east Scotland we support children with severe disabilities through our Neil Jaffrey Initiative.

Since we began

CHILDREN SUPPORTED

NEW HOMES BUILT

SEMINAR ATTENDEES

NEW BEDS PROVIDED

But there is still more that needs to be done.

47%

1 in 2

1 million

How you can help

Meet some of the kids we support

Donation impact examples

£6

£12

£25

£35

£40

£50

£100

£250

£420

£8,500