What we do
Provide School, Education, Food and Hope
What We Do
We provide a school, top quality education and food, at realistic and affordable prices, to support the people of Taru, and continue to identify children who are in need of sponsorship.
— Where did it begin?
In July 2014, Eunice and Paul visited Taru.
Taru is a small town situated adjacent to the main Nairobi-Mombasa highway, and is around 80km from Mombasa town, although because of the state of the roads and the sometimes horrendous traffic, it can take up to 3 hours to do the journey from Mombasa!
Despite being on the main highway, Taru is a very poorly equipped town, with no supermarkets, no hotels, no banks, poor mobile phone reception, a tiny health centre and constant power cuts.
But guess what? The children were all smiling. Despite barely receiving a meal each day and having little or no education, Taru is all they know. Their expectations are low so their joy is massive when they receive a visit or gifts.
— Where are we heading?
We have now opened our own school Future Of Taru School, where any parent or guardian can enrol their child for a small term fee – all of the children enjoy a porridge breakfast and a staple Kenyan meal at lunchtime, and drinking water at any time during the school day, however sponsored children receive all of this for ‘free’.
This not only supports the sponsored child to enjoy a quality private education whilst being fed, but it also allows their parent or guardian the ability to spend any money they have on other important things, safe in the knowledge that their child(ren)are receiving education and are being fed.
Our aim is to have all children in the school sponsored !
All support and donations are very much appreciated. Thank you taking the time to consider our Charity – Future Of Taru.
Best wishes, Paul and Eunice Moffat x
- Where are we located
- About the School
Who are our staff?
We have a School Director, a School Manager, a High School Principal, a Primary Head Teacher, an Administration Manager, 23 Teachers, 3 cooks, 2 cleaners, a boarding matron and a boarding patron, 2 watchmen.
Who are the pupils?
The kids age from 3 to 20 years old with a very modest background. Some of them have difficult personal issues. For these kids, school is their family and they have their happiest moments there. They enjoy being at school more than being at home. So, they are very keen to learn and are hard-working and disciplined.
What are the subjects taught at school?
- Mathematics
- English
- Kiswahili
- Social Studies
- Sciences
- Creative Arts
- Life Skills
- Physical Education
- Religion (both Christian and Muslim)
How is the Kenyan school system organised?
The Kenyan Education System is changing to introduce a Junior High School to replace some of the Primary Classes.
There are two pre-primary classes: PP1 and PP2.
Then, come 6 classes: from Grade 1 (around 6 years old) to Grade 6 (around 12 years old – but some of the pupils are older).
At the end of Grade 6, the pupils have an exam. They need that certificate to continue their High School education.
After Primary Grade 6, pupils will spend 3 years in Junior High School, then 3 years in Senior High School.