Oasis Scholars · At school
School is free.
Staying there is not.
Under the Government’s fee-free basic education policy, there are no tuition fees in public primary and lower-secondary schools. Families still buy uniforms, shoes, exercise books and stationery, and for many those costs decide whether a child keeps going. Oasis Scholars covers them for a full year.
$350
One Oasis Scholar for a year: uniforms, shoes, a school bag, books, stationery and a mentor
Give $350Why it matters
What holds children back
- A child without a proper uniform or shoes may stay at home rather than go to school.
- Exercise books and stationery run out halfway through the year.
- Without someone checking in, a struggling student quietly stops coming.
What it pays for
- Two school uniforms and a sweater
- School shoes and socks
- A school bag
- Exercise books, pens, pencils and a mathematical set for the year
- Revision books for the national examinations
- A mentor who follows the scholar’s attendance and progress
How it works
Careful, local and recorded.
Chosen with the school and local leaders
Teachers put forward children who are doing well but at risk of leaving because of cost. We confirm each family’s situation with the street or village leaders before a place is offered.
Bought for the child, not cash
Uniforms, shoes and books are bought from local suppliers and handed over at school or at home. Families are never given cash.
Within the fee-free policy
We do not pay tuition or any contribution the Government’s fee-free policy does not allow. We cover what families are expected to provide.
Followed through the year
A teacher or trained mentor keeps an eye on each scholar’s attendance and results, and tells us early if something is wrong.
What we look for
What success looks like
- Scholars attend school regularly
- Every scholar sits the national examinations for their level
- Scholars move up a class each year
Questions
How are Oasis Scholars chosen?
With the school and the local street or village leaders. Teachers put forward students who are doing well but are at risk of leaving because of cost, and we confirm the family’s situation. Places go to need, never to who a family knows.
Do families receive money?
No. We buy uniforms, shoes and books from local suppliers and hand them over. Nothing is given as cash.
Can I sponsor one particular child?
Yes, you can fund one scholar’s place for a year and receive a private progress card on that scholar every school term. To protect the child we do not share full names, addresses or the school’s name, and we do not arrange private contact. How we report to donors.
The other programmes
At school and at home.
Oasis Meals
A hot lunch every school day. Children who eat come to school, and learn.
Read more For every childOasis Health
A year of health insurance, so a sick child is taken to a clinic straight away.
Read more At schoolOasis Reading Rooms
Shelves of books, a quiet room and reading clubs in Kiswahili and English.
Read more At homeOasis Homes
Beds, mattresses and food for the homes where our children live.
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Together we can change lives.
A uniform, a hot meal, a health card, a book, a bed. Small things that change a child’s life.