For the Children's Sake Foundation

Orphaned, vulnerable, disadvantaged and marginalized children in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa are unable to access government schools due to family poverty, despite free education laws. Their families are negatively impacted by disease (HIV/AIDS, Malaria, etc.), are unemployed and lack education. Parent value education and disadvantaged children in the rural areas attend whatever school is available within walking distance, that their parents can afford. They often come hungry, ill clothed, and eager to learn.

The schools with which we work are typically established by churches or Christian entrepreneurs, and serve our target children at very low tuition rates. The teachers employed in such schools typically lack the tools needed to best serve the children, and are very excited to receive training to help them in their teaching endeavors.

Frequently, students do not have the texts they are studying, and teachers have never seen the national standards on which the students will finally be examined. They are without basic curriculum, teaching materials, receive low wages and are inconsistently paid. Despite these challenging circumstances, we consistently meet inspiring men and women who have a heart for children and sacrifice much to teach them.

Since the Foundation began its work in 2006, we have been effective in training teachers from the slums of Nairobi, Kenya as well as rural and urban Kampala, Uganda. Teachers attend 3 local training conferences each year and are observed in their classrooms. Follow-Up visits with FTCSF trained teachers indicate that they continue to implement what they have learned about effective teaching/learning strategies, biblical worldview integration, and consequence-based classroom discipline long after training sessions are completed.