Mukuru Kwa Reuben has more than 18 schools but only two have libraries. It leaves one with the major question, what happens to the rest of other schools? This shades light on the fact that most students do not have access to adequate learning materials, guidance, and mentorship that will enable them to be educated, goal-driven young leaders.
The Badili Zone Organization vision is to provide sustainable solutions that will improve education standards in the slum and enable easy access to high quality education by every student. We Envision a world in which students from the slums will have access to adequate learning materials, guidance and mentorship that will enable them to be educated goal-driven young leaders while accessing financial support to further their education. We believe that quality education should not be a virtual right to be learnt but an actual reality and easily accessible by everyone regardless. Therefore, to us, it mattered then, it matters now, and it will continue to matter.
To address this problem, Badili Zone uses 5 major pillars;
a)Reading Spots
We intend to plant reading spots for a safe, peaceful and comfortable learning environment, where the students will access required learning materials.
b)Financial Support
We will be financially supporting the needy but bright students throughout their high school life under a unique program that seeks to partner with different stakeholders such as Jomo Kenyatta Foundation (J.K.F).
c)Mentorship
We work closely with volunteers from various Universities who volunteer during mentorship sessions.
d)Guiding and Counselling
Some of our beneficiaries have gone through traumatic situations that affect their academic performance unless they get help from professional counsellors. We ensure mental health and peace of mind for efficiency in their general productivity.
e)Girls’ Corner
Our Reading spots will act as distribution spots for the sanitary towels for the girls for maximum school attendance.
So far, we have been able to achieve the following;
In partnership with HOPE Worldwide Kenya, we officially launched our first equipped community library on 10th August 2019.
We secured scholarship for one of our beneficiaries with Kenya Commercial Bank Scholarship and currently studies at Makueni Girls.
We do mentorship three times a month in the different schools (Maendeleo Primary and Secondary School, Church on the Rock and Ruben Baptism) within our target area.
We have initiated the sanitary corner in the library where girls come and access sanitary pads.