*Warning, this post will bring you so much joy and happiness ❤️

Deanne first met Kelvin in 2018 when she was in Kenya on a volunteer trip, then in 2019 she met Ashlee, who was also volunteering in Kenya at Kimuchu Primary.  Little did she know at the time how meeting these 2 people would have such a huge impact on all 3 of their lives.  

In 2020 Kelvin started getting into trouble at school and at home, typical 15 year old boy stuff but because he is special needs there aren’t the resources to help his single mom.  Being in a special needs classroom with 45 other special needs children ranging in age from 5-19 years old and only 2 teachers, he just wasn’t getting the stimulation he needed to keep him out of trouble and heading down a very dark path, at no fault of his teachers or mom.

Teacher Mariam reached out to Deanne in the fall of 2020 explaining what was going on with him and asking if there was anything Because ALL Children Matter could do to help. Deanne then made a personal post on her Facebook asking for anyone to be able to help sponsor him to have him go to a trade school. Ashlee responded immediately saying she would do it as she remembered him and wanted to help. Since then, she has been sponsoring his education at the Salvation Army trade school. Here he has been doing construction, this entails building chairs, beds, dressers, desks and so on. He is not only thriving but exceeding all of our expectations we couldn’t be more proud of him.  

Today we received his report card for term 2 of this year and I am not ashamed to admit that I cried when I saw his mark!  This just goes to show what a child is capable of when they are given a chance, the impact Ashlee has made in his life is tremendous and can never be repaid.  We are forever grateful to her and to Kelvin for showing us what the real meaning of never giving up is ❤️❤️❤️

All of our sponsors are amazing humans and we cannot thank you enough for changing a child’s life by giving them the gift of education!  You can and do make a difference “one child at a time”