Welcome
In many countries, kids can only dream of an education, as parents can not afford to send them to school. The main obstacles are often school fees, school uniforms, or that the children need to work to help support the family. In Africa education is free, but missing income, uniforms and cost of school utensils like pens are still big hurdles to overcome. In some countries such as Kenya where the average income per family is a dollar or two a day, pens are big investments and quickly dry out under the relentless Equatorial sun.
In the northern part of Kenya many people live in simple huts like these. In western Europe, most kids this age have their own room, and for Christmas they ask their parents to give them a new 3G mobile phone, an I-pod or a new laptop computer - because the old one is too slow for the newest games!
Many African kids just wish they could be allowed to go to school. By sending us your new and used pens, or helping pay towards shipping costs of some pens, this makes the dream a reality for many.
Pens for Kids is trying to help kids in Africa, by removing one of the hurdles on their way to an education - the cost of a pen! So far this year, we have sent pens to Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda.
Current Status: Pens for Kids UK on Sunday 29th August 2010:
22,384 pens plus pencils, rulers and erasers sent to Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda.
Approx 9,000 pens, and lots of pencils, rulers and erasers awaiting funds to send
Around 250,000 pens offered if we can handle shipping costs and logistics.
Please help us by using the "Donate" option below, or see "How You Can Help" link to transfer your donation straight to our bank account. All donations are totally used to send pens, we have no paid employees and make no profits.
