Our Reason2Smile Legacy Giving Program has Officially Launched
Please consider having your generosity continue in perpetuity through a legacy gift to Reason2Smile. Legacy giving (planned giving, deferred giving, estate giving) is a donation made by an individual through a will or other formal designation. They are meant to reflect the values and desires of the donor. As the name suggests, most donors want to leave a legacy or memory of their life through their posthumous giving. Please consult with your Financial Planner or Estate Planning attorney to establish a meaningful legacy to Reason2Smile.
You may leave R2S:
- A stated dollar amount
- A percentage of your residual estate
COVID-19 KENYA UPDATE
Greetings to all and Happy September,
We hope that everyone is doing well in this unprecedented time. We wanted to share an update on how Reason2Smile and the Jambo Jipya School have dealt and will deal with this pandemic moving forward.
Kenya like the United States shut down due to Covid-19 in March. Thankful the virus has not spiraled out of control and we are hoping that the situation will remain relatively stable. All schools and universities closed as of March 20 with plans to reopen in June which became July, which became September.
In August the government announced that instead of trying to make up the months lost, they are canceling the 2020 school year and only reopening again in January 2021. This means that all students will need to repeat the school year. While we were upset by this announcement and the fact that our kids would lose the opportunity for education this year, we have come to grips with this decision. Jambo Jipya and most of the schools in Kenya are not equipped to provide online learning or the ability to support this learning platform. Even our University of Nairobi student just finished taking exams that she was scheduled to take in May.