Official Rating:

AA-

Primary Activity:

Teaching disadvantaged children

Year Registered:

1997

Non-Profit Registration Number:

DSS / NP/ 5 /4/ VOL.VI / 97/ (196)

NGO Website:

www.gatoto.org

Annual 2003 Budget in USD:

$81,000

No. of Full-Time Employees:

31

Exec Dir Name:

Betty NYAGOHA

Exec Dir 2003 Salary in USD:

$3200

Brief Mission Statement:

To break the cycle of poverty in which the children live, raise economic prospects in the area and reduce the incidence of HIV/AIDS infection among the young. The staff and a parents' committee, which is elected annually, manage the school.

NGO Programs and Activities:

Gatoto provides high-quality holistic education at low cost to the children of the Mukuru kwa Reuben slum of Nairobi, Kenya. The school strives to achieve high academic standards and to give the children an opportunity to participate in various co-curricular activities. Furthermore, Gatoto provides a daily meal of nutrition-enriched porridge to the students, which is the only reliable meal of the day for many students. The school also provides HIV/AIDS education to reduce the spread of this crippling disease, as well as getting its students involved in community service.

Donations will be used for:

1. Construction of a Library Block
2. Setting up a Secondary School
3. Setting up a Vocational Training School
4. Setting up an IT Center
5. Eventually the construction of a permanent school building

International Donors:

Dennis O'Brien Foundation (Ireland)
SUAS (Ireland)

International References:

1 COLMAN FARRELL colman_farrell@yahoo.com SUAS fund

2 Diana Musenya student school student

3 VANESSA LISTON listonv@tcd.ie SUAS fund

4 Collins Ouma student school student

5 PAUL SUGUT paulks_2000@yahoo.com feed the children

Contact Person:

Betty NYAGOHA

Position in NGO:

Head Teacher and Executive Director

Phone:

-

Fax:

-

Email:

 bnyagoha@yahoo.com

Contact person: 

Betty NYAGOHA  (Phone: -)