ABOUT CHALLENGE AID

Schoolchildren for Children is a registered charity, established in 2005 which initially worked with over 250,000 pupils in 1,300 schools in the UK. Due to the growing number of 6th formers, university students, corporate clients and individual adult challengers who were getting involved with the Charity we decided to rebrand as ChallengeAid.

 

The aim of ChallengeAid is to take children out of poverty through education in some of the slums of Nairobi. This unique concept is both an alternative and complementary type of education which allows many children who are unable to attend school during the day to be able to continue their studies at night through our Schools of Hope programme.

 

Students aged between 11 and 18, most of whom live in single roomed shacks without lighting come together in a School of Hopeto study from 6‐8pm, five days a week. ChallengeAid funding supports the provision of primary and secondary text books, desks and chairs, secure library space and electric lighting. The Schools of Hope provide a safe and structured study environment with additional benefits for its students of regular life skills lectures on topics such as substance abuse and HIV/AIDS awareness. They are staffed by volunteers, many of whom are trained teachers, and they maintain close contact with a parents’ committee formed from within the community. After the study time there are also music and drama sessions, and at weekends there are often sports matches against other Schools of Hope in a variety of sports.

 

Our work is still to encourage people in the UK and especially young people to engage in healthy sponsored activities, which give us the satisfaction of knowing that through our exercise and endeavour our fundraising can make a real difference to the lives of others less fortunate

 

Below are some photos of a slum in Kibera where most of their hard work can be seen.

 

http://www.challengeaid.org or @ChallengeAid