Meet Mercy, one of our sponsored children.

I want to share an update with you on one of the girls the Springs of Hope Foundation provides school fees and supplies for, Mercy, who I have known and supported since she was 5 years old. Mercy joined high school last year and is now in Form 2 (grade 10).
Mercy and her two older sisters came to live with us in 2012, at the request of their HIV-positive parents who were struggling to pay the girl’s school fees and were seeking our assistance with their educations.
Mercy is now a proud high school student.
She has been the most disciplined girl in her grade, always with a contagious smile on her face, performing above average in a school known as Njenga Karume.

I asked Mercy what she wants to become in the future and with a smile on her face she said, “I want to become a teacher.”  And I thought that would suit her well!  She is happy because she can concentrate on her academics without any stress about what to eat in the morning, lunch, and evening, and because she is not being sent back home due to a lack of school fees.  Mercy is seeing a bright future ahead because she has a great support system. She is happy because we all love her and the stigma related to HIV/AIDs is something of the past for her.
Children affected/infected by AIDS have a difficult time attending school due to the fees due. Uniforms and supplies are needed, too. You can make a huge difference by paying for a year of school fees and expenses for a girl like Gracie whose parents are struggling on a few dollars a day…when there is field work available.
Annual school fees in public school for a high school student are currently US $135.00. $45.00 per term. Mandatory uniforms, textbooks, and supplies add up to an additional $100.00 plus.