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St Mary’s Secondary School initiated a program for street children in the town on Nyeri in July 1999. Many of these children come from existing homes but have become “drop-outs”. For many, parents cannot afford to send them to school or have no ability to cope with them. For some, the family situation is not supportive for a child to go to school on a regular basis. |
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Juniors Program
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Vocational Training Centre |
St Mary's Secondary
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| St Mary’s feeds, boards and pays basic primary school needs for over 130 of the very poor children of Nyeri district and its environs....more... | Old children graduating from the primary level program are enrolled in a Technical Skills Training Centre....more... | Those completing the Primary School in the Program and have good marks are taken into St Mary's Secondary...more.... |
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These young children are “rescued” from the streets and live “side-by-side” with older secondary school students who provide an “older- brother” influence within a disciplined and caring community. The young boys eat, sleep and study in their new “home” with four recently- graduated St Mary’s students who together with the other present students, offer not only a good model for them to follow but also give them important “peer counseling” |
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