In Kenya a little can go a long way. £35 per month totally covers the education of one of the children we are helping. This covers the cost of their primary, secondary and tertiary fees, uniform, and books. Alongside your sponsorship we provide the children with clothing, improve their living conditions and endeavour to set up or boost
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Kenya Adventure Trip
Each Spring, this unique opportunity offers you the trip of a lifetime. ”This life changing trip gives you the opportunity to see the real Kenya. It is filled with unique and memorable experiences as you witness first-hand the impact that your support is having on our families. An eye opening, awe inspiring adventure that will not
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Volunteer House Building Trip
Since 2014 we have built 41 homes for 184 children. More than half of these homes have been built by volunteers from all over the world as part of our annual house building trip. Each year you have the chance to be part of a team that can lay the foundations to a brighter future
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Business Start Ups
Our aim is to have enabled the start up of 44 businesses and farming projects across 13 regions of Kenya by December 2021. Gathimba Edwards Foundation was initially set up to provide education and shelter for children and their families. However, following community engagement we decided that we wanted to do more in assisting
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My name is Myles and this is our story
“I never set out in life with the goal of setting up a charity but my parents have always stressed to me the importance of helping others and have followed by example themselves in their chosen careers as a Social Worker/Psychotherapist and Road Safety Engineer as well as out with work in counselling and coaching
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My name is Gideon and this is our story
“I was not lucky to be brought up in a well off family and during my early years my parents could not afford two meals in a day. I worked hard in school and as a runner to change the situation. “I ran to national level and that opened the door for me to represent
Charity of the Year
Choose Gathimba Edwards Foundation (GEF) as your Charity of the Year and help us make a very real difference to children in Kenya and Aberdeenshire. Why Gathimba Edwards Foundation?
Sponsor a Child
In Kenya a little can go a long way. £35 per month totally covers the education of one of the children we are helping. This covers the cost of their primary,
Kenya Adventure Trip
Each Spring, this unique opportunity offers you the trip of a lifetime. ”This life changing trip gives you the opportunity to see the real Kenya. It is filled with unique and
Volunteer House Building Trip
Since 2014 we have built 41 homes for 184 children. More than half of these homes have been built by volunteers from all over the world as part of our
Two Feet Initiative at Christmas
GIVE SOMEONE THE GIFT OF A BUSINESS THIS CHRISTMAS Help a family obtain a self-sustaining position where their business profits can pay for their children’s basic needs; starting with food
School Child Twinning Programme
We are proud to have linked over 1,000 Scottish 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