The Thorn Tree Project is a success because of the people in America and Europe who have given so generously to it. Relatively small amounts of money have made a huge difference to the lives of the people in one of the most abandoned places of the world. For the first time they have been able to make choices and with a little help from the outside world, have begun to create significant, meaningful and measurable change.

Things are not expensive in Kenya:

• One meal a day for 1 child for 1 year is $20
• A metal bunk bed that will last forever is $140
• A mattress is $13
• A desk that will seat 3 students is $20
• A full set of text books for a whole class is $1,500
• A teacher’s salary for 1 year is $2,000
• A brand new classroom is $8,000
• A fully equipped dormitory for 48 students is just $17,500

Money raised is always allocated to a particular project. There are no administration costs – George, George, Lucy and Jane all work on this project as volunteers and receive no salary or expenses. Each project is budgeted ahead of time and evaluated upon completion against its objectives. Quarterly financial reports are made with an independent CPA in Nairobi.

Our three organizations are:

SEREOLIPI NOMADIC EDUCATION TRUST
KENYA, AFRICA

SEREOLIPI NOMADIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION, INC.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA

SEREOLIPI NOMADIC EDUCATION TRUST
CANTERBURY, KENT, ENGLAND

The Sereolipi Nomadic Education Trust (SENET) in Kenya is a government registered self-help group whose stated goal is to get as many children of the nomadic families in northern Kenya to come to school as possible.

The Sereolipi Nomadic Education Foundation, Inc. in New York and the Sereolipi Nomadic Education Trust in England are the fund raising arms of SENET in the USA and the UK respectively. The organization in America will has public 501c3 status and all donations are tax deductible. The organization in England has UK charity status and can reclaim taxes from the IRS for all donations.

Donations can be sent as follows:

A) In America :

Checks can be written out to Sereolipi Nomadic Education Foundation Inc and sent to:

Sereolipi Nomadic Education Foundation, Inc.
c/o Whitney Tilson
1165 Fifth Avenue, Apt. 4C
New York, New York 10029
USA

B) In the UK:

Checks can be written out to Sereolipi Nomadic Education Trust
And can be sent to:
Sereolipi Nomadic Education Trust
c/oClare Newman
8 New Street
St. Dunstans
Canterbury
Kent CT2 8AU
UK
You can contact us directly at Sereolipinet@aol.com


C) In Denmark checks can be written out to Sereolipi Nomadic Education Trust
and can be sent to:

Sereolipi Nomadic Education Trust
v/ Martin Kofoed og Francois Moneaux
Stubbedamsvej 114
3000 Helsingor
Denmark
E-mail: sereolipi@mail.dk