Interview with the Scholarship Coordinator

Nancy Littlefield became involved with Koins for Kenya in 2004. Her love of education, and particularly teenagers led to her area of work with the scholarship program in Mnyenzeni. As Scholarship Coordinator, Nancy tracks students who have been chosen to receive scholarship assistance at the secondary school, coordinates student/sponsor information, and raises funds to allow the scholarship program to succeed. Nancy, a homemaker and mother of three daughters and nine grandchildren, divides her time between Park City, Utah and Seattle, Washington.

I grew up with Nancy as my second mom. She has an enormous heart, and she really knows her stuff!

Here are some of her thoughts on the scholarship program:

"We are ALWAYS looking for sponsors for our students. Five years ago we started the program with one student being sponsored. It grew over the five years, and last year we sponsored 97 students at Mnyenzeni Secondary School. The tuition for one year is $ 300.00. It can be paid all together, or in installments. It can be paid by check to:

Koins for Kenya

252 North Preston Drive

Alpine, UT

84004

or by credit card online through the website. The families of these students cannot pay the tuition fees because many of them make only a little more than the tuition EVERY YEAR. Most families resort to choosing one child in a group of about 30 cousins who they think will do the best in school, and that child gets to go to secondary school. The future of Kenya [and the world as a whole] depends greatly on the ability of the children to be educated.

One trip to Costco would almost cover a year's tuition.

Report cards and letters from students are sent to the sponsors three times a year, at the end of each term, and letters from sponsors to students are often sent as well."

If you're interested in sponsoring a student, comment on this post or email me at samanthamayworkman@gmail.com.

You can also go to KoinsforKenya.org to get in contact with Nancy directly.