Milele began after a visit to Kenya in July 2007. Whilst there, we met so many inspiring children with the enthusiasm and determination to succeed but with little chance to achieve their dreams simply because they couldn't afford to go to school.
Milele started with just 4 brothers who were not attending school but very keen to learn. Once enrolled at one of the best schools in the area they quickly started to make their way to the top of their classes.
Milele believes that any help provided should have a long term impact. In order to ensure this, we raise a fund for each child before they are taken onto the programme. This allows Milele to react quickly in emergencies and ensure that any child that starts their primary education with Milele is able to complete it, no matter what happens.
Growth
In 2011 Milele had 3 girls join the programme and officially appointed Rieder as our Kenya coordinator.
Milele has now been operating for over 10 years and we now sponsor 19 children right the way from Kindergarten all the way through to University.
In addition to sponsorship we have partnered with local community schools to provide much needed resources to children in the area.
We launched the Christmas gifts programme, through which each year in December you can donate and buy a gift such as a life saving mosquito net or a food parcel for a family in Kenya who desperately need them.
Finally, Milele ran a Teaching Project from 2011 to 2014 which funded a fully qualified teacher to work at a community school in Kenya, supporting children from single parent families, orphans and those affected by HIV/AIDS.
Business Grants
As we grew, we found that even with sponsorship many of the children still faced hardship at home. To help resolve this we started to offer small business grants to enable families to become more financially stable.
Business grants have helped to start up many successful businesses in the area ranging from catering businesses (fish, breakfast snacks, boiled eggs) to livestock (chicken, goats and cows) to sales (materials, charcoal, phone battery charging).
Following the successful trial of this programme with sponsored families we started making grants available to families in the local community which has also led to a number of successful businesses.
Our Team
Milele is supported by a dedicated team of people from Kenya and the UK.
