Harambee Inc.

An update is long over due... We received word from Sister Mary today about an update from St. Catherine's school where all donations are sent. Please see below for her letter.

Elizabeth and Brittany:

I had the opportunity to meet with the young women you are sponsoring at St. Catherine’s Secondary School. I wish you could meet them in person. Those in Form 4 or who are Seniors in High School are studying hard for their National exam which will take 3 weeks to complete. They begin their exam next week. The Form 3 students start their end of the school year exam today. Please pray for them. Many of them will not have the marks needed to go to college but to complete secondary school is a great achievement for them. Having a secondary diploma opens the door to job opportunities that are not available to those who never completed secondary.

One of the students said that since she was on scholarship she was able to stay at school instead of being sent for school fees. It is a common experience in schools around the country for students not to bring the required school fees and be sent home for them. Some lose weeks of school until their families collect their fees.

The school has progressed through the years. Thanks to World Vision who partnered with Microsoft partners the school now has a state of the arts computer lab, and spacious dorm that was greatly needed and some solar was given to the school by the government of Spain.

It is the hope that gradually the government will provide more teachers and the curriculum will continue to improve so that the young women have the best opportunity to succeed. Sr. Celestine goes to the school every Tuesday and leads the YCS – Young Catholic Students meeting at the school. Sr. Rodah who is a Seminary sister and Bernadette who is a pre- postulant with the Daughters of Charity are also involve with the YCS group. The students are grateful for their encouragement and support.

Thanks to each of the sponsors and your families for making a sacrifice in order to help the young women at St. Catherine’s. A dollar amount cannot be put on the benefits this students receive from your contribution making it possible for them to complete secondary school.

Amani Kristo (Christ Peace)

Sr. Mary Shea
Daughters of Charity

Harambee Inc.'s founders Elizabeth Gaughf and Brittany Cassell have undergone many life changes (Elizabeth moved back to Athens, GA, Brittany continues her law studies at Duke and recently got engaged!) but are proud to report that their passion to keep the mission of Harambee, Inc. alive is very strong! A big thank you to our 2013 Nashville, TN inters at Vanderbilt University - Haley Trost Ellen Horne Chanin for their awesome contributions and fund raising efforts. The donations for 2014 are still coming in but we need your help to reach our $10,000 2013-2014 fundraising goal! Please donate via our paypal portal or contact [email protected] for other donation information!

It's back to school and back to work for the Harambee Inc. team! We have some exciting new fundraising plans for the fall, so check for updates in the coming months on our page, Twitter, and website.

www.harambeeinc.org

Harambee INC We provide scholarships to the top 10 girls from Chepnyal Primary School each year to enable them to continue their education in secondary school.

Habari Gani! From Tanzania!