Kilifi Education Project: Developing Tomorrows Leaders in Kilifi, Kenya Presented to the Rotary Club

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Kilifi Education ProjectDeveloping Tomorrows
Leaders in Kilifi, Kenya Presented to the
Rotary Club of Vinings on May 30, 2007
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Presentation Outline

• Community in Great Need
• Opportunity for Meaningful Change
• Project Overview
• Call to Action
• Final Thoughts

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About Kilifi, Kenya
Community in Need

• Rural town on Kenyan coast
• Population of 15,000 and the capital of Kilifi
  District (district population estimated at
  750,000)
• Significant Economic Potential Tourist
  Destination

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Living Conditions in Kilifi
Community in Need

• For the local populationToo little to eat, too
  little medical care, and too few jobs, where
• 1 in 8 children die before the age of 5
• (Causes Acute Lower Respiratory Infection,
  Malaria, Measles)

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Underlying Cause
Community in Need

• Number One Killer of Kids in Kilifi
• Undernourishment

• Undernourishment saps attention in classrooms.
  Hungry kids cannot focus on learning
• Undernourishment is an underlying cause of each
  of the previously listed diseases
• Undernourishment saps the local economykids
  are not educated and, thus less productive as
  adults

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Diet Snapshot
Community in Need

• Recommended caloric intake for a healthy,
  thriving child

Imagine your day if you could only eat 60 of the
food you need for sustenancethis is the life of
many of the students in Kilifi.
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Education Snapshot
Community in Need

• Now, imagine your career if your schooling
  stopped in 8th grade

• Life in Kilifi 90 of students must drop out of
  school after 8th grade
• While primary school is free for all, families
  cannot afford the fees of secondary school

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All Too Common
Community in Need
Caring teachers and interested students but few
resources available
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However, Rotary and our partners can make a
difference for thousands of kids in Kilifi and
surrounding neighborhoods
Real Solutions Exist
Community in Need
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Kilifi Club Proven Agents of Change
Opportunity for Meaningful Change

• Kilifi Club is located in District 9200 members
  include medical researchers, bankers,
  accountants, and educators
• Clubs central focus is educationVery
  impressive record
• Donated desks and dictionaries
• Installed solar powered lighting in school to
  allow for night reading
• Provided wheelchairs todisabled children in
  Kilifi
• Unique opportunity to buildconnections with
  dynamicleaders in world health

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Computer Project
Opportunity for Meaningful Change

• In 2006-2007, we applied for a 17,000 matching
  grant to deliver roughly 100 computers to 4 high
  schools library in Kilifi
• Partnership members are
• Rotary Club of Kilifi (Kenya)
• District 9200 (covering Kenya 4 other
  countries)
• Rotary Club of Vinings (GA)
• Rotary Club of Charlotte Dilworth South End (NC)
• District 7680 (covering North Carolina)
• Digital Links (nonprofit supplying the
  computers/training)
• Seek to build friendships with cultural
  correspondence between Interact clubs in US
  Kenya

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Proposed Project for 2007-2008
Project Overview

• Health High School

• Immediate ImpactHealthy Students Provide
  medication to 10,000 primary students over a
  4-year period who suffer from malnutrition and
  parasites
• Long-Term ImpactSecondary Education Sponsor
  50-75 secondary students to 4 years of high
  school, covering school expenses including
  tuition, textbooks, and uniforms

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How We Will Improve Health
Project Overview

• An estimated 85 of students are infected by
  intestinal parasites
• Rolling back malnutrition using safe, vetted
  treatmentsOne pill will kill 99 of parasites
• Side effects are very mild and rather rare upset
  stomach
• Programs by WHO and UNICEF around world already
  use this treatment
• Treatment given once a year
• Estimated cost is 29 per child per year

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10,000 Healthy Students

• Modeled on a previous initiative undertaken in
  Kilifi with AMREF International and District
  Hospital
• Seek to treat 10,000 primary students over a
  4-year period with costs of 20,000
• Controlled studies show that one treatment
  results in significant decrease in
  absenteeismstudents gain the equivalent of over
  one month of schooling per year
• Extraordinarily cost-effective intervention

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Secondary School Education
Project Overview

• Only 10 of students in Kilifi get more than an
  8th grade education
• Project will provide secondary school
  scholarships to cover all education costs
• Aim to spark a call to service Scholarships
  recipients will be required to do any of the
  following
• (1) mentoring younger siblings,
• (2) teaching computer classes, or
• (3) providing health education to other students
  
• We are seeking to sponsor 50-75 secondary
  students for a 4-year period at a total cost of
  70,000

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Goals Aspirations
Project Overview

• Our beliefEducation is the key to solving
  Kilifis health and poverty problems
• Program seeks to maximize your return on
  investment
• Project is thoughtfully
• designed to do the most
• good at the smallest price
• Measurable Results Reporting
• Student graduation rates
• Attendance rates, test scores

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Call To Action
Call to Action

• Ways you can help
• FinancialDonations from the Club, our members,
  and other individuals
• Lead the Way Project planning and development

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Intelligent Investing
Call to Action

• Donations go a long way
• Unique OpportunityThe Kilifi Club members are
  world-class experts in the fields of health and
  education our club will be hard-pressed to find
  a partner as dynamic and skilled as Kilifi
• Best Way to Improve a CommunityIncreased
  education has incredible impacts across a
  community citizens remain healthy, fertility
  rates fall and the economy improves
• Efficient Giving 100 of donated funds go to
  the project no part of your donation will be
  used for administrative costs
• Timeframe
• Submission for competitive matching grant -
  fundraising goal of 90,000 by July 1, 2007
• There is a short-term timeframe for optimal
  fundraisingThere are limited funds at district
  level, and we aim to be the first in line when
  funds become available at the start of the new
  Rotary year

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Lead the Way this Summer!
Call to Action

• Project Development Many opportunities exist to
  participate in manageable and meaningful ways.
  We are in the process of establishing the
  following five committees
• Fundraising CommitteeSupports our vital role of
  raising funds so Kilifi Rotary Club can serve the
  greatest number of students. Creative people and
  those with personal contacts in Rotary clubs
  across the country or world are especially
  needed.
• 2. Program Expertise Committees Support the
  planning and implementation efforts of Kilifi.
  Among other tasks, they will contact other clubs
  with previous experience, develop a list of best
  practices and work to ensure sustainability in
  projects. The four committees are
• Health/Deworming Committee
• High School/Scholarships Committee
• Skills Training/Computer Project Committee
• Interact Club Exchange Committee

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Kilifi Kids Website
Call to Action

• Site found at www.kilifikids.org

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Contact Information
Final Thoughts

• Thank you for your time and attention!
• Please feel free to contact the following
  individual for additional information

• Marc Olsen, molsen_at_tcgvalue.com, [phone]