Education has been at the heart of GEF since 2014 and was also the theme for our 10th Anniversary Dinner on Saturday 18th May 2024 at Thainstone Centre. Funds raised from the event, which is headline sponsored by Phil Anderson Financial Services Ltd, will go towards: Paying the school, college and university fees of children...
My name is Bilha, I was born in Uasin Gishu County but later relocated to Nyeri County after the post-election violence in 2007. During this time our life really changed since the lifestyle we had been living before changed and we had to adapt to the new life because we were living in a camp....
I am a Journalist by profession. Film making and still photography runs my life. Born and raised in a small village in Narok county-Kenya and migrated to Iten in the year 2014, there after, | pursued journalism and Mass Communication where I decided to major in Sports journalism. I worked for Kenya Television Service as...
I was born and raised in the slopes of the North Rift Valley in in a small village called Kapsisywa in Nandi County which is famous for the G.O.A.T runner Eliud Kipchoge hailing from. I grew up and went to school with no struggle on the school fee front as my parents were able to...
Psychosocial Support Our Psychosocial Support Programme is designed to help children and their families maintain a good physical and mental health and provide them with important coping mechanisms to deal with difficult situations. Through Counselling and Seminars the support strives to address the psychological needs of children and their families - this includes their emotional,...
Food and Farming Many of the children we support are cared for by single parents who work long hours on local farms only to receive the equivalent of £2 for their day of work. This makes it extremely difficult for them to put food on the table and so we run the below programmes to...
Tabitha and her family find themselves in a critical situation; short of food, clothing and with Tabitha and her siblings all either out of school or being sent home regularly due to being unable to afford the cost of fees, uniform and books. Life became much harder for the family when Tabitha’s dad passed...
Angel's dreams of becoming a Doctor but until this week she feared that she may not be able to realise it due to regularly being sent home from school due to a lack of fees. However, thanks to sponsorship from the Mackay family she is now going to be in school full-time and will have...
Derek recently moved into a new house built by GEF and now we would love for him to get back into school. He lives with his 2 siblings and their mum, Justina who works very hard to try and ensure the children have food, clothing and are in school but life is a struggle for...
*Big thanks to Anurag who has very kindly offered to sponsor Damaris.* Damaris is described by her teacher as a "hard working and disciplined girl who deserves to be in school full-time". Sadly since Damaris' mum lost her job at a school it has become hard for her to afford her school fees whilst also...
*Asante sana to Sasha and Grace May Recruitment for giving James the gift of sponsorship.* Despite scoring impressive marks of 347/500 in his end of primary school exams, James is not able to join secondary school. His mother is currently paying the secondary school fees of his elder sister and can only afford the school...
*Huge thanks to the Stone family whose sponsorship will see Victor back in school receiving the education he deserves.* Victor has the grades capable of taking him to university but as it stands he will not be able to complete secondary due to a lack of fees. He and his siblings are looked after...
*We owe a big thank you to David who is kindly going to be sponsoring Vivian through her education.* Vivian's mum sadly passed away in 2019 as result of kidney failure. She left behind Vivian and her 4 siblings. As there is no adult to look after them it is now up to Vivian’s 2...
*Thank you very much to John who has kindly offered to sponsor David each month.* David’s house was burned to the ground and his family’s cows were stolen. This left him, his parents and siblings homeless until the local community rallied together to build them a small house. We were able to provide the family...
*Thank you so much to Mark and his company seQuoyah who have kindly agreed to sponsor Emmanuel's education.* Emmanuel simply wants to be in school regularly with his friends. Life has been really hard for him and his siblings since their dad suffered a life altering accident and their mum abandoned them. Emmanuel’s dad...
*We are delighted to say that a kind family have signed up to sponsor Angel. She will now get the support she needs and start attending school.* Angel is a fascinating and kind little girl who has been blind since birth. She has heightened abilities for someone so young when it comes to hearing, speaking...
Thank you to everyone who helped us raise an incredible £49,103 at our second Gathimba Edwards Foundation dinner on Saturday 18th February 2017 at Ardoe House Hotel, Aberdeen. Guests were inspired by our first speaker of the evening Wilson Kipsang. The former world marathon record holder, Olympic medallist, New York, London and Berlin marathon champion,...
We would like to say the biggest thank you to our 2015 Kenya 22 family which raised over £12,500 for the children we are supporting in Kenya. The team of 15 were great fun and it was a huge pleasure to spend 12 days with them visiting children, meeting world famous athletes, going on safari and...
Asante sana (thank you very much) to our 8 guests who were part of this memorable trip and raised an incredible £8,687. This unique opportunity gave our guests the chance to give kids in Kenya a chance while also enjoying the trip of a lifetime that included: taking part in our Mount Kenya Marvellous race...
Our team of 12 guests climbed Mount Kenya in support of our kids and raised an amazing £7,200! During the course of their 2 week spell in Kenya they touched hearts and changed lives forever. They visited families, ran our Mount Kenya Marvellous 5k or 10k races, officially opened new houses we have built, went...
The team raised an incredible £14,121 which enabled us to do the following: 1. A contribution to the operation (and after care) to fix Daniel’s broken arm that he had lived with for 6 years. His arm is now functional and we have been able to provide he and his 6 kids with a house...
Our 2019 group collectively raised an amazing £5,890 which enabled us to support two very special projects. By volunteering in Kenya, they witnessed how their donations helped. We built a new house for a family of 9 who previously lived in very poor conditions. They had no beds or toilet (they used a nearby bush)...
In October 2016 our 25 volunteers achieved something very special. In the space of just 9 days they managed to build 5 houses for families in Iten. Their amazing efforts have taken 25 children from sleeping on the floor of mud houses to lovely new beds in shiny new timber homes. Seeing the excitement of...
In October 2017 our volunteers built 4 houses for 2 families in 7 days - 1 day ahead of schedule! You can watch how we did it by clicking here. The family pictured had been through some very tough times. The 6 of them lived in a broken wooden shed in Nyeri. James (right) scored...
In July 2018 our group of 29 international volunteers and many from within Kenya built 4 houses in just 6 days, breaking all records we have achieved in previous house building trips. No-one could quiet believe it, but it just goes to show when a group of people come together to make something happen special...
Due to Covid-19 we were unable to run trips to Kenya between 2020 and 2022. However, this did not stop us building 5 houses. Thanks to funds raised by those who had signed up to our 2020 trip, we were able to build Simon and his family their new house in March 2021 in our...
In October 2019 15 volunteers embarked on a trip to Kenya to build houses for 3 families they had never met before. Over the course of the 2-week trip they worked together, faced some challenging weather conditions, learned new skills and formed lasting bonds; to take on a project out of their comfort zone. Why...
In Kenya when you sponsor a child, a little can go a long way. £40 per month fully supports the education of a child. Covering the cost of primary, secondary and tertiary fees, and the essentials needed to thrive, means that the child you sponsor can attend their place of education without the fear of...
School Child Twinning Programme We are proud to have linked over 1,000 British and Kenyan school children as part of our school child twinning programme 'Connecting Children, Creating Chances' which aims to provide the children with a better understanding and level of appreciation for what life is like for a child in the country of...
Group Presentations Gideon Gathimba and Myles Edwards have shown what can be achieved when you work together, dream big and assemble a team that is determined to make a difference. Their paths show what can be achieved when you believe in yourself and others and never give up. Whether it be Gideon in Kenya or...
Thank you to everybody that attended, donated prizes and helped out at our inaugural charity dinner in 2015 which raised an incredible £42,000. The total included an extremely generous donation of £15,000 match funding from a donor who wishes to remain anonymous. This enabled us to make truly life changing differences to the 174 children...
You can make on online donation via Total Giving here. If you would like to arrange other methods of donation please contact us. We thank you for anything you can contribute, in Kenya a little can go a very long way. Asante sana! GIFT AID Did you know your sponsorship value could be worth...
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Ian, who was born in 2006 moved to Pavillion Village children’s home with his 2 brothers in 2017. They found themselves with no one to take care of them after their Grandmother passed away. The boys had previously been abandoned by their mother who disappeared after taking them to their Grandmother. Sadly, the boys cannot...
Winlydia was born in 2002 and she lives with her mum and 2 sisters. Sadly, her father ran away 5 years ago when her elder sister was joining high school and he disagreed with his daughters progressing to high school. Her mother, who is a small scale trader selling carrots and onion has been struggling...
Diana joined the Pavilion Village Children’s home in 2016 with her sister Daisy. Diana and Daisy’s mother is very sick with a brain tumor and has been unable to take care of them or go to work. When the girls came to Pavillion Village they had been out of school for 2 years. Diana is...
Myles is responsible for managing our fundraising activities in the UK and overseeing operations in Kenya. He leads the team and together they ensure that all of our work is aligned with the vision, mission, values and objectives set by our Trustees. I never set out in life with the goal of setting up a...
Managing our operations on the ground in Kenya, Gideon is regularly driving all over the country to ensure the children have all they need and that everything is running smoothly in line with our high standards. I was not lucky to be brought up in a well off family and during my early years my...
My name is Jonathan Moniatis and I first met Myles in 2015 as I landed at Nairobi airport to participate in GEF's first ever Kenya 22 trip. I was invited on the trip by my then girlfriend Stephanie, who was a friend of Myles' and she told me all about the foundation and their...