Kenya


Free the Children first started operating in Kenya in 1999 within the Narok South District. Through the Adopt a Village program they have engaged many communities across the Mara, built schools, libraries, kitchens and helped with various
water projects. In 2002, Kenya’s new government made primary education free, this was announced in the national newspaper on a Friday. On the coming Monday more than one million children went to school for their first time. All the schools in Kenya were caught off guard. Free the Children has helped them build more schools and schoolrooms, while the government is in charge maintaining them, hiring school teachers and providing supplies and resources for the children.
As of 2003 only 56% of people in Kenya live on less than $17 per month in rural areas. About 30% live in extreme poverty on less than a $1 a day. The areas where Free the Children work in Kenya is Narok South District and there is still one in every 10 Kenyan children that die before their fifth birthday. Free
the Children’s organization is governed by its core values. The core values help shape their culture and define who they really are. From Canada to Kenya to Ecuador each team member knows each core value by heart. The coolest things is that at the Kenya’s Bogani cottages the staff members they won’t only share the core values , but they will share which core value that they focused on putting into practice for that day.

Political Activities


When Craig was 12 years he took a trip to South Asia.  When he was there, he learned that the Prime Minister of Canada was going to be in India. Craig tried really hard to set up a meeting with the Prime Minister, but he was denied. Craig is a person that would never give up, he would not let this amazing opportunity pass.  He decided to set up a press conference where he told the Prime Minister that he was responsible for doing something to stop child labour.  After that the Prime Minister decided to meet with him. He then raised the problem with the President of Pakistan and the Prime Minister of India. This all happened because Craig did not give up when he knew something need to be done.

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