Sponsor A Child
Sponsor A Child
Change One Life—Change a Generation
When you sponsor a child through OEW, you’re not just providing tuition. You’re giving a child dignity, opportunity, and the ability to dream.
For just $60/month, you’ll help cover:
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Full school fees
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School supplies and uniforms
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Healthy meals
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Mentorship and spiritual care
Meet our beautiful students
If you are interested in sponsoring a child, click the button beneath his or her bio. We will send you more information and a photo.
Judy Wanjiku 5, Pre-School
Grandmother: Rose Karemi
Brother: None
Sister: Esther
Judy is a five-year-old with a good heart and a happy face. She goes to Pre-school at Chaminade Pre-School where readily raises her hand to participate in class.
Her grandma, Rose, took her in after Judy’s mom went to prison. Her grandma also raising her own daughter, Esther. Despite great challenges in her young life, Judy finds joy, especially in eating flavored rice.
In August we open a small restaurant for Rose where she is cooking tea, rice and beans, and Kenyan specialties. Rose is highly disciplined and walks far to bring her weekly savings to Eagles’ Wings.
Joy, 8, 2nd Grade
Mom: Moreen
Brother: Brother
Sister: Muya
Joy lives with the mom, Moreen, near the On Eagles’ Wings office in the slum. She goes to a nearby school, called Kwa Njenga Primary where she is an average student. Her older brother Muya lives with their grandmother in their village.
Joy exudes her name. She is ever smiling. Though she is quiet and loves her own company, her face lights up when dancing and singing. Her favorite food is rice and beans.
Her mom sells mosquito coils and is a powerhouse worshipper at our new Eagles’ Wings church.
Ashley Queen, 8, 3rd Grade
Mom: Diana Atieno
Brother: None
Sister: Scarlet
Ashley’s favorite food is bread and milk. Coming in second is rice with beef. When playing with neighbor kids, her best game is Monkey-in-the-Middle. Ashley also tags along with her 11-year-old sister, Scarlet, to play hide-n-seek.
She is a third grader at Loyal King’s Education Centre, two years behind her big sister where she is an above-average student.
On Eagles’ Wings opened a small kiosk to her mom in 2022 where she sells new shoes, sandals, and school bags. Despite repeated shutdowns over national fear of violence during the presidential elections, her business is doing well.
Florence 10, 4th Grade
Mom: Risper
Brother: None
Sister: Sharon and Millicent
Florence, or Flo, is a quiet girl but quite active. She is the youngest of three girls, all in Primary School, who live with their mom. Their dad died in a work accident four years ago, leaving the family desperate.
Florence loves ball games and rice and beans.
Scarlet Skylar, 11, 6th Grade
Mom: Diana Atieno
Brother: None
Sister: Ashley
In the evenings after Skylar, 11, finishes her homework and cleans up after dinner, she rushes outside with her little sister, Ashley, to play hide-n-seek. Skyler frequently has Ashley by her side when their mom is working.
On Eagles’ Wings opened a small kiosk for her mom in 2022 where she sells new shoes, sandals, and school bags. She recently expanded to offer make-up. Despite repeated shutdowns over national fear of violence during the presidential elections, her business is doing well.
Skyler is a good student in her Fifth Grade atLoyalKing Educational Centre in the slum.
Millicent, 14, 8th Grade
Mom: Risper
Brother: Sam
Sister: Sharon and Florence
Though she is shy, she does give great hugs. Millicent, or Milly, is a quiet girl but quite active. She is the second born in a family of three girls and a baby boy. All the girls are in Primary School and live with their mom. Their dad died in a work accident four years ago, leaving the family desperate.
Millicent loves ball games and rice and beans.
Isaack, 14, 10th Grade
Mom: Rose Wayua
Brother: Briston and John
Sister: Mary
Isaak is a happy-go-lucky, super-talented soccer player. Although he is two years younger than his elder brother, Isaack is a natural leader who watches over his little sister and brother.
He was a good student throughout Primary School at Mukuru Kwa Njenga Primary and just began Ninth Grade boarding school in May. Isaak hopes to hit a growth spurt soon because is small for his age. Yet he cleverly overcomes his stature by keeping his eye on his goal of achieving and making a better life for himself.
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