Why Support ELAND?
Because your donation can transform the lives of children and families through ELAND's educational, health environmental and economic efforts.

The ELAND Child Sponsorship Program is Key for Future Development
While both boys and girls are affected by high drop our rates, female survival in school is hampered by unique prevalent practices. In the past few years, drought and poverty have caused untold suffering among the Maasai. Their livestock are dying and they have no food for their families. The hunger and overriding poverty has deepened their need for livestock and money.

During the dry period, boys and girls are forced out of schools to follow the migrating livestock in search of water and pastures. Most children who are not enrolled in school are prevented from attending by family poverty and distance from school. Poor parents often cannot afford school fees for both their girls and boys and thus tend to keep the girls at home. Normally it is the girl child who is sacrificed when it come to paying school fees.

No country has emerged from third-world status without educating its people. The level of education is strongly associated with increased economic productivity, improved health, smaller family size and education of the next generation of children. Women who have completed their education marry later and are more likely to be economically stable. By educating girls and women we increase their decision making power.  To help educate the next generation of Africa leaders, kindly sponsor a child through ELAND.