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Kenya Education Fund LTD
March 23, 2011
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My son Bradley Broder (the founder and Excutive Director of the Kenya Education Fund) has been concerned about the homeless and the less fortunate since he was a young child. Bradley worked in a Soup Kitchen from 9th grade until he graduated High School on Lon Island. He built homes in Costa Rica for the poor at the age of 16 and joined the Peace Corp and went to Kenya after college. His dream of a better world did not stop there. In Kenya he fell in love with the children. He saw the desire in the eyes of the young girls to learn and grow out of the man-dominated society. That's one of the main reasons why Bradley created the KEF.
During the Summer of 2007 we visited many all girls schools around
Kenya and spoke with those wonderful young girls who shared their
dreams of becoming Doctors, Nurses, Teachers and business women in order to change the future of their country for themselves as well as
their daughters.
I was overwhelmed with emotion when I saw those young ladies
expressing their gratitude towards the KEF that gave them a chance of
a better life.
We all have good intentions in helping and making a difference in the
World. Bradley is actually making his dreams come true in creating the
KEF.
There are no words to express the pride and love I feel when I see how
many lives my son has changed.
The proud Mom,
Matilde Broder,
President of Power Travel Int'l Inc
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I visited the schools on 2007. Please read above.
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If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
I can't think of anything except more funds to help more students.
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March 22, 2011
1 person found this review helpful
The KEF is a remarkable direct-to-the-people organization, with funds and support of all forms being managed directly by the founder and even some KEF alums! I have long been involved in the life of Bradley Broder, who founded this organization in 2005 after serving in the Peace Corps and finding his life's mission, and I must tell you there is no more dedicated and remarkably committed young man! The success rate of the KEF in providing young Kenyans and especially girls with the opportunity to complete their educations uninterrupted and continue on to fully developed adult lives is a joy for me to continue to support and remain involved with always. I have sponsored fully a successful graduate and I look forward to my new student's similar success!
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Letters exchanged with my student were a joy to receive and to write in encouragement of her continuing her studies, even as she lived through difficulties one here, in the comfort of the US, can only imagine.
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Bradley is "way ahead of the curve" and he continues to amaze all of us who know him as we witness how he accomplishes so much in such little time! I wish most that more people come to know him and the KEF to also have the opprotunity to be involved.
March 22, 2011
The KEF is beyond inspiring. From the core leaders all the way to the students. There is nothing better than seeing the faces of those beautiful children knowing that they are receiving an education from the generosity of individuals who don't even know them. The founders and board of the KEF are honest, hard working and care deeply about each and every student they send to school. No child is left unnoticed.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
Going to Kenya and seeing the children first hand. I will never forget their faces.
Ways to make it better...
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Add more students.
March 22, 2011
KEF is a wonderful organization providing education for students who otherwise would not be able to go to school. I know of no other better way to help the country. We get letters from our adopted son that we sponsor and he is so grateful for this opportunity to better himself and be successful in life.
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The letters we receive are proof that the education he is receiving is priceless.
Ways to make it better...
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Try to enable more children to be able to get an education.
March 22, 2011
As someone who has seen first hand the work that Kenya Education Fund in Kenya, I can speak towards the life changing work they do. The KEF has shaped the lives of many many young people throughout Kenya. They have not only provided the opportunity for students to receive an education, they have also created relationships between American citizens and their Kenyan students. Brad Broder, the founder, has committed himself to the integrity of the organization, supporting each child's individual needs. The organization's support of education for girls has literally transformed the way villages have seen the role of female.
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In Kenya, seeing the very obvious results when hard working women are given the opportunity to receive an education.
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If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
I don't know.
March 22, 2011
I coordinate the committee that reviews applications by students for scholarship awards. For the last several years, we've received approx 300 applications for fewer than half as many awards. The students complete some basic fill-in biographical information, send us their current grades and standardized test scores, and tell us more about themselves by answering 6 essay questions. These essays can be very moving. Students have written about: their families being killed in brutal tribal wars, being abandoned by their parents, being children of victims of HIV/AIDS. We've had children who were happy as nomadic Kenyans, tending their cattle, and children whose families had lost all their cattle to drought and were living off relief food. Reading these essays is a very moving experience and, although English is often their third language, some of them write beautifully. Girl's stories of running away from home to escape female genital mutilation (aka. circumsision) and early marriage to much older men are some of our most moving stories.
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I've experienced the results of this organization in the letters that current high school students and graduates send to us. Our graduates can and do go on to universities, colleges, technical schools or can work right after school.
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If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
I would like to see us do a better job with PR and our website (and maybe social media, too) so we could better get our story to the public. I would also create a more structured follow up with our graduates so we could better tell their stories.
March 22, 2011
KEF focuses on providing high school education to kids across Kenya that can't pay the fees themselves. (High School education in Kenya is not free.)
Because girls are generally not given the priority of boys when it comes to education in Kenya, a large majority of the students that KEF supports are girls. This will go a long way to changing women's influence in Kenya in the future.
I am proud of the individual girls i support through KEF.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
I have worked directly with the Executive Director and i've visited the students and schools in Kenya.
Ways to make it better...
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Grow the number of children it supports.
March 22, 2011
I am a relatively new donor to KEF, attracted to the organization because my donation - whatever the size - goes directly to a Kenyan child's education. The fact that such a small organization sponsors 500 children demonstrates its efficiency and focus. I'm proud to be a donor and look forward to increasing my donations in the future.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
learning about the children who are benefiting from KEF's work.
Ways to make it better...
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
increase its geographic reach.
March 10, 2011
I have pledged to support a young girl in Africa through 4 years of high school, and thus far have truly felt I have made a difference in someone's life. I like the idea of having a pesonal connection to that student rather than to some huge organization that I would donate to. By exchanging letters, I have gotten to know her and hear about her family and life. My experience with this organization has been so positive, and I know how hard the people in it work to make this happen. I am so happy that I became involved in this student (Alice's) education, and hopefully she will be able to continue with her education and make a difference in the lives of her family and village.
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I receive wonderful letters from my student who is really working hard and taking advantage of the education she is being offered. I see the difference it has made in her life, and how she appreciates the chance she has been given. I think it's wonderful that this organization actually make a difference in a child's life.
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I think it's doing just fine as it is. I think the people are very dedicated, hardworking and have wonderful spirit and energy.
March 9, 2011
My husband and I are sponsors of a young Kenyan girl and in our role as sponsor we pay for her high school education. We traveled to Africa 2 years ago and while we were there we had a chance to meet this lovely young lady. She was extremely appreciative and bright and informed us that this was her only chance to get an education in Africa. Her mother could not afford to send her to school. She writes us regularly and keeps us abreast of her progress. The Kenya Education Fund arrange for us to sponsor this girl and we feel that they have been an excellent support to all of us.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
seeing the wonderful work that they do in Africa. I met some of the young ladies and was impressed with the opportunities that they were offered by the KEF.
Ways to make it better...
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
like to be able to send money directly to the girl instead of just gifts.
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