Brenda Nasimiyu

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Updated letter – 4/6/2010 Brenda Nasimiyu Wekola was born in the Tuti location of the Bungoma district which is in the Western part of Kenya. Brenda has been assisted by Born to Aid with regard to school fees, medical care, and other living expenses for a number of years. Brenda's siblings and cousins Antony Simiyu, age 20, Everlyn Nakhumicha, age 14, Mercy Nafung, age 12 and Cynthia Nabwire age 10 have also been in the care of Born to Aid.

Brenda attended Kibabii Primary School in the Bungoma District and now attends Shiner’s High School in Nakuru. Based upon achieving high marks in her classes, communication skills, attitude, interests in hobbies and sports, she was awarded a scholarship at Marin Catholic Preparatory High School in Marin County, California. This will be a great advancement towards her dream of furthering her education by attending college. Brenda considers herself to be hardworking and ambitious, is very proud of her accomplishments and is very much looking forward to this new challenge. She is very appreciative of this new opportunity afforded her. Additionally, some of Brenda’s interests include singing, dance, debate clubs,poetry, and sports, especially volleyball and handball.

Marin Catholic High School is offering her a scholarship of $10,000 for two years which will only cover a portion of the $30,000 tuition. Born to Aid is now asking that our partners please contribute to our education fund in support of Brenda. Any amount that you can donate will be very much appreciated and donations can also be made by check to the following address:

Born To Aid

14 Skylark Drive # 103

Larkspur, Ca., 94939

Below is Brenda's acceptance letter to Marin Catholic High School:

New Support

For the past 8 years, Nasimiyu's designs and creations of jewelry have enabled her to provide for the basic needs of children in her village. This belief in responsibility to care for these children led to the formation of Born to Aid foundation in 2003 as a means to further expand aid to those in need. In June, 2008 Nasimiyu opened a store in Mill Valley, California where many of her creations are showcased. 10% of all proceeds from this store are donated to Born to Aid.

You are welcome to visit our store or our website

www.nasimiyudesigns.com

Education

In one district children had been using the church as their school. After the church denied them continued access, the children were forced to walk 7 miles to the nearest school to attend.

The Executive Director of Born to Aid has donated her own land in Bungoma district, TuTi village, for our first project, the construction of a school with 2 classrooms. In addition we will provide funding for hiring of quality teachers and purchase of supplies.
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NGO Status

As of May, 2008 Born To Aid has been granted NGO status by the NGO Coordination Board of Kenya. We will shortly have Tax exempt as well as duty free concession from the Kenya Revenue Authority. It has been a lengthy process requiring personal appearances before the Board at several points along the way. Now that we have this status we can begin to export to Kenya medical equipment which is in storage along with well drilling rigs and other equipment. Read more...

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Poverty has a negative impact on the entire African community, but an especially powerful effect on the women and children. Families may have to survive on as little as $1 per day. It is impossible to meet your families needs such as food, water, medicine and health care while still being able to send the children to school. It is our goal to create a safe, loving, and nurturing environment for these children who are in such desperate need.