Educating girls, develops communities

Summary
For young women in Kenya, receiving a decent education is not a guarantee, especially for those
less fortunate. Verkaart helpt Kenia supports women’s education since 1992. My parents Jan
and Ans Verkaart started the foundation.
The result is strong independent women, who can make a difference over time.
These well-educated women become the role models of the future. They don’t marry and have
children at young age. They will have smaller families and due to education, the next generation
will be better off. Young women are able to secure jobs and become financially independent.

Donors
Verkaart helpt Kenia , through a group of longstanding donors, have made this possible; to
give the less fortunate young women a good education, that sets them up to achieve better in life
and make a difference, not only to their families but also their community. We are always active
to expand this group of donors. We are in contact with several foundations, companies and
private donors. Many people join us in Kenya to experience firsthand the impact of our projects.

Education
Verkaart helpt Kenia  developed 4 boarding schools with a capacity of over 5000 girls. We
aim each year to have as many of the girls attending sponsored by the foundation. The girls
receive their education at a high level and because of boarding facility they are safe and well
taken care of. Girls who really perform well options are there to attend university and college.
The foundation also provides sponsorships for girls who can attend poly-technics school.
Building and sustainability
Since 1992 Verkaart helpt Kenia  has been active with building facilities to support better
health and education in Kenya. We began with 72 primary schools and 10 medical posts.
Later we started building boarding schools for secondary education for girls. Currently, we
provide the schools with large water storage facilities which allows the schools to have their own
educational program in agriculture and supply food for the schools. Beside that we have water
shops that provide purifies drinking water.
We have also invested in solar panels. With these sustainability projects with water and sun they
are able to produce their own bread and provide more variety in what the girls are able to eat,
which is healthier for them as well.

Handicapped
In addition to educating young women, we also take care of a group of children that are rejected
by society and not able to take care of themselves.
We support over 150 mentally and physically challenged at our school for the handicapped. Next
to the support and care, the school works to develop skills so they can survive in society on their
own or with less assistance.
They learn skills such as farming, carpentry, hair dressing or simple production skills.
Support the foundation and see for yourself
All these words pale in comparison to the experience of seeing for yourself the benefits of our
work. We encourage all donors and potential donors to join us in Kenya and experience the
impact that their donations make on these young people. Over the years more than one thousand
donors and people interested in our work joined us in Kenya.

On these trips we accommodate people in a lovely hotel at the beach and experience the beauty of
Kenya; including wildlife, culture and the beach, as they wish. We also organize many
events/challenges to raise money and awareness for the foundation. These events/ challenges
include; 7-day mountain bike challenges, climbing Kilimanjaro, climbing Mt. Kenya and golf
events in Kenya and the Netherlands.

As a foundation we have invested over $ 25 million in Kenya’s education since 1992.

Hans Verkaart