About the Canadian Harambee Education Society
“If you educate a man, you educate an individual, but if you educate a woman, you educate a family.”
An African proverb that sums up the work of the Canadian Harambee Education Society (CHES), a non-profit organisation that provides secondary school scholarships to girls in Kenya and Tanzania.
Operated largely by volunteers for over 25 years, CHES has a remarkable track record of subsidizing the education of over 5000 graduating students. Many of these girls have gone on to professional careers in education, engineering, medicine, nursing and other technical trades.
In recent years, CHES has responded to related needs by helping with the construction and equipping of dormitories and computer classrooms and have even worked on water supplies. CHES has also partnered with the Canadian International Development Agency to provide supplementary assistance to the students in important life skills, including those that improve employment opportunities.
Sponsor an African girl's education
The cost of sponsoring a CHES girl is $500 (Canadian dollars). However an additional $50 is requested to provide the additional necessary support for each girl's educational programme. Girls spend 4 years at secondary school – please bear this in mind when you commit yourself to paying for a scholarship, and please commit to paying for her whole education!
Read full details on sponsoring an African girl
Sponsor an African girl now! African Girl Sponsorship form [.pdf]
Find out more about CHES at www.canadianharambee.ca
