Thursday, December 16, 2010

Raising Money for Ron's Education

Below is a short video I put together to sum up my experience in Kenya, particularly in the rural village of Kokech, Nyanza Province. You will see a short clip of an interview I did with a young boy named Ron, the circumstances under which I met him were tragic but he was certainly no tragedy. He was so inspiring and to me he was one of the bright lights in a village with literally no electricity.


My mission is to raise money for Ron's education. Gylian is someone who quickly became a friend of mine while I was in Kenya. She helped me every step of the way and she also happens to be Ron's older cousin who is truly invested in Ron's wellbeing. We are working together to make sure Ron is able to go to secondary school. On average, 4 years of secondary school costs about $1500 in Kenya and so I am trying to raise $3000 to try and cover both the school fees and any additional costs such as books, uniform, and nutrition.