As 2016 draws to a close and the school year comes to an end here in East Africa, we can reflect on another busy year at Xavier Project. Thanks to your support and our partners we have continued to increase the impact of our work with refugees in Kenya and Uganda. We can be proud of our successes, but we are also very aware that many doors still remain closed to refugees.
That’s why today we are launching our #OpenDoors campaign and asking for your support this festive season. At Xavier Project we believe in an open door education for refugees and through our Education and Tamuka departments we are working hard to ensure that refugee communities have access to quality education and lifelong learning opportunities. We believe this allows these individuals to build a safer and more fulfilling future for themselves, their families and their communities.
Please read this letter from our Founder and CEO, Edmund Page, which explains why we believe it feels particularly important to reflect on this at the end of 2016.
There are three ways that you can support us #OpenDoors this festive season:
- Sponsor a ‘house’ of secondary students
- Donate £1 on each day of December (or £24!) to #OpenDoors with our Xavier Advent Calendar
- Sign up to take on a sponsored New Year’s Day swim
Or, to find out more or share your ideas about how you would like to get involved with the campaign please follow us on Facebook or contact Chrissie on c.thompson@xavierproject.org
