Bibles are distributed only to children going from elementary school to secondary school. It is one of the reference books for the subject of Christian Religious Education (CRE), which is one of the compulsory examination subjects in Kenyan schools, but not all children can afford a Bible. In this way, Bibles create equal learning opportunities. In addition, students are encouraged to engage in the Word of God and trust God while working diligently in school.

On our website there is the possibility to donate for specific projects or project areas. If you transfer money directly to our account, you can indicate in the subject line of the transfer a project for which the donation should be used. However, if a project is overfunded, we reserve the right to distribute the donations to other projects.

For our part, we would like it to last at least a year. But a sponsorship is a voluntary donation and of course you help only as long as you want. The duration of a sponsorship is not limited, you can terminate it at any time without notice. With us, a sponsorship runs as long as the child is in primary and secondary school.

The best way to reach us is by email at info@hand-of-progress.org.

Many schools do this: they build latrine toilets (a hole in the ground) or assign an area away from classrooms for open defecation. However, the holes fill up very quickly and the children are forced to walk in the open air. This is dangerous and leads directly to the spread of deadly diseases. It is well known that outdoor human waste spreads disease and contaminates water sources.

Often poor communities are unaware that they have a human right to basic water and sanitation. Local governments also often do not see the provision of water and safe sanitation as an urgent need.

The positive impact of our work on health and education leads communities to become aware of their rights. It also calls on local governments, whose job it is to provide for these rights, to reconsider their stance.

Due to the lack of basic drinking water supplies, many people in rural Kenya and remote areas have to travel long, arduous distances every day to reach water sources.

Schools have not been spared from these problems either. School children are responsible for most of their own daily water supply and spend many hours fetching water. They have little time for extracurricular activities.

Schoolgirls are particularly threatened by this custom. They are often forced to stay home during their period – for cultural reasons or because there are no provisions for proper menstrual hygiene at school. As a result, they are often exposed to assault and sexual violence.

The schools we support with water and sanitation services are already in poor or marginalized communities. However, we do what is financially possible to help children in special need situations.

It is often necessary to enable children to attend school by paying school fees and/or buying school books. Currently, we are supporting girls rescued from early marriage and circumcision.

You can take over a sponsorship and provide a child with a long-term education.