Alternative Gifts
If you don't want to sponsor a girl but you still wish to support BEADS programs in Kenya, here are a few options you might consider!
Buy 5 Books
$20 can provide anxiously awaited-for new arrivals in our school library. Jabberwocky Bookstore (Newburyport, MA) provides most of our books at cost.
Learn more about our Library Programs here.
Help Build Classrooms
$50 can help us reach our goal of completing 8 classrooms
Learn more about our School Improvement Program here.
Support a Town Clean-Up
$75 can provide bags, plastic gloves, rakes, shovels and other tools for environmental awareness.
donate a new or used IPAD/IPHONE FOR OUR ZOOM LESSONS
Host a Maasai Coming Of Age Ceremony—Without the Traditional Cut
$100 can help support an important cultural tradition—in a way that eliminates the negative aspects.
Learn more about BEADS Coming of Age Alternative Ceremonies here.
Support Girls' Enrichment Programs
$250 can fund a two-day workshop for girl groups, including AIDS Awareness training, career counseling, community service projects and more.
Join the BEADS Circle of Friends
$500 can join BEADS Circle of Friends. With this donation, you will receive and a subscription to the BEADS newsletter. Your donation will help with:
Curriculum Materials
Teacher Training
Library Development
Computers
Solar Lighting
Photo Equipment
Career Counseling
Vocational Training
Environmental Education
Business Training
New Group Development
Major Gift Wish List
View our current wish list in pdf format.To make a donation of items from our Wish List, please email us at
BEADSofKenya@aol.com.