We have heard the Chinese proverb “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” The same can be said about education.
Updated 11 September 2013
Living in the West,
This is not the case for hundreds of children in countries like Kenya, Tanzania, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Haiti. Some families can barely put food on the table, let alone be able to afford to send their children to school. As these children grow up, they ache to gain an education and build a life and future for themselves and their families.
Hassan Mrisa Mdune considers himself lucky enough to have obtained an education through the assistance of Zainabiyya
Hassan’s story
In 2000, Hassan was sponsored in Class 4. In 2004, he wrote his Class 8 exams and scored 387 at Rasul-Akram, Nakuru.
He was then sponsored to a secondary school – Rasul Secondary School in Nakuru from 2005-2008. He completed his Form 4 exams and managed to get a mean Grade of C Plan. He was then further sponsored to teacher training
Today, Hassan is working under Bilal Muslim Mission of Kenya as an IRE Teacher.
Spreading the gift of Education
Although Hassan has completed his studies and is working, he will not take the gift of education for granted. He would like to pursue his
Support ZCSS
Sponsoring a child through ZCSS undoubtedly begins a domino effect that carries over ten fold. When you help educate a child, you are helping educate a nation. Let’s give education to everyone, because everyone deserves a chance to learn.
Zainabiyya Child Sponsorship Scheme works in Kenya, Tanzania, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Haiti. We sponsor over 5000 students in six countries ranging from Kindergarten to
To sponsor a student, you can donate online or email [email protected]
Don’t take education for granted – because education is a luxury.
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