Greetings and Happy Holidays!

From the KLTW Family to yours we hope that this year has brought you fortune, joy, and a sense of togetherness. As 2022 emerged we’ve noticed things starting to look a bit more normal around the world, and specifically at our program locations.

In Malaysia - our students got back to lacrosse, and schools reopened fully with restrictions. Life has been slow to rebound, but the communities are together and moving forward.

In Kenya - the Butula Hekima Academy has rebooted the school program and found new and creative ways to catch students up on nearly a year missed of learning between 2020-2021.

For the next three weeks, we are kicking off a fundraising effort to help support Bob and the school program at the Butula Hekima Academy in Kenya. We’ve gathered that the community of Butula has not bounced back as quickly as expected and our students are falling behind on school dues. The average student’s dues at BHA are ~$125 USD per year. This covers the cost of classes, instruction, materials, and lunch at the school. With the amount of students falling behind, the school has committed to keeping the kids in classes and not excluding anyone from instruction - this idea of education for the students who need it, and are able to get to class is a core principal of the school. The result out of this is the inability to pay for teachers salaries and with that insecurity there is risk of the schools’ teachers not making it to class consistently.

We’re asking you to give, any amount will do, to the school to help cover over-due and sometimes non-existent student dues. Our goal is to raise $1000 USD over the next three weeks with KLTW leadership committed to matching these donations up to our goal.

We are continuing to work with the school and student parents to find creative ways to have students dues paid. Additionally, we’re looking into what community-first program KLTW can build with the BHA to provide more income opportunities for the families.

Give the gift of education this year - join us! Thank you.