Pro Africa is a Christian organization dedicated to working with orphans and vulnerable children, families, and their communities by empowering them to reach their God-given full potential, to God’s glory.
Pro Africa is a Christian organization dedicated to working with orphans and vulnerable children, families, and their communities by empowering them to reach their God-given full potential, to God’s glory.
A child can be adopted for $24 a month, but as the child advances in school, the schoolfees become higher, especially when starting high-school. Thus, the monthly financial help is not able to cover the tuition. If the child wants to continue to study, and has the mental capacity for that, we would try to supplement the monthly help with a scholarship.
The elligibility for scholarship depends on meeting some conditions, the evaluation process takes into consideration the average grade, the financial situation of the family, and the child’s involvement in church life.
Eeach kindergarten and school has a unique uniform. Children cannot attend school without it. Many parents cannot afford to buy uniforms to their children. If a family has several children and there are not enough funds to buy uniforms to all of them, boys are the first to receive a uniform, while the girls remain at home.
Here are the prices of uniforms:
Kenya
Class or age | Boy | Girl | ||
Shirt | Pants | Blouse | Skirt | |
Kindergarden - 4-6 yrs | $3 | $4 | $3 | $6 |
7-9 yrs | $4 | $6 | $4 | $6 |
10 - 12 yrs | $4 | $8 | $4 | $7 |
13-15 yrs | $6 | $9 | $6 | $8 |
16 -18 yrs | $8 | $9 | $6 | $8 |
Tanzania
Class or age | Boy | Girl | ||
Shirt | Pants | Blouse | Skirt | |
Primary School | $10 | $15 | $10 | $15 |
Secondary School | $15 | $15 | $15 | $15 |
Although the climate is warm, rainy and cloudy days can be rather cool. A sweater should not be missing from the basic items of a child. It costs 12 dollars.
A pair of shoes is the dream of many African children. It costs 15 dollars.
Most children sleep on the dirt floor of a hut. The joy of a child who receives a bed, a mattress, and a blanket is hard to describe! A bed costs 75 dollars, a mattress costs 50 dollars, and a blanket costs 15 dollars.
Some children have to walk a long way to school, sometimes one or two hours. In such cases, a bicycle is a great help. It costs 130 dollars.
In 2014, by God’s grace and the donations of sponsors, a school and orphanage was build in a village of the Safwa tribe from Tanzania. This has been a great joy to the tribe and the chiefs of the tribe. The building is not totally completed yet. Windows, doors, plastering, and furniture is still needed. Teaching is already taking place in the building and we pray that the Gospel would be proclaimed in it to God’s glory.