Starfish Africa

the mission of starfish africa, as an organization motivated by christian faith and desiring to answer the biblical call to care for the less fortunate, is to transform the lives of talented but needy african children by sponsoring their continued academic excellence at elite educational institutions, thereby equipping them with the skills required to transform their home communities, their countries, and their continent. africa's per capita income hovers around 500 usd, and the continent is home to roughly two-thirds of the world's fifty poorest countries. due in part to these economic hardships, africa's educational system is sorely lacking, leaving its human capital potential untapped. in sub-saharan africa, just 3 in 5 adults are literate, and only 4 in 5 children enroll in primary school. in kenya, where we currently focus our efforts, hundreds of thousands of children benefit from free primary education, a product of the universal primary education (upe) and the world bank's educ