Five Ways Our Annual Fundraising Dinner Changes Lives

Every year, we come together over delicious food to thank our supporters and to chat about what we’ve accomplished throughout the year with the help of people like you - our generous supporters.

We always make a point to share how this fundraiser changes lives, and that’s because it really does.

Here are five of the ways:

  1. Gives 150 kids in Dadaab Refugee Camp an education and a future!

    The money we’re able to raise through the annual fundraising dinner directly benefits and impacts the 150 children who attend Humankind Academy every day! It provides two meals/day and a foundation of education to build on for the rest of their life. Muuxi Adam, one of Humankind International’s co-founders, often says the school gives the ability to see what they will become.

  2. Provides food and meals to school children

    All of the kids who attend the early childhood education centre in Dadaab, Kenya get 2 meals each day that include protein and fruit. Your donations make that a reality! On the first day ever of Humankind Academy, every student was assessed as malnourished, but within the first three months of the school opening, all but three students were no longer underweight.

  3. Employs over EIGHT staff

    Being able to employ people who live in the camp is a big deal - and it’s all a reality because of the money you give! Our staff is able to earn their own money and that’s critical because not only are jobs within the camp hard to come by, it also enables staff (and students) to see themselves differently.

    The eight staff are 1 lead teacher, 3 full-time teachers, 2 cooks, and 2 security guards. All but one of those people is a refugee.

  4. Continues to improve Humankind Academy

    Having the funds available to provide maintenance, accommodate new requests, adapt to challenges (like COVID-19) and more is crucial to what we do. Your donations every day, and especially at the fundraising dinner are important pieces to making sure we can do this.

    Just last year alone, we were able to supply food hampers to all students three times throughout the year due to extra support needed because of COVID-19. We were also able to put up a brand new play structure and supply materials to the academy so they could start their very own garden.

  5. Continues to build capacity for expansion and for the future

There are many opportunities to expand the school by adding more classrooms and buildings or building more schools. We want to ensure we have the funds to say “yes” when these opportunities come along because the need in the community for more school spaces is extremely high. Our waitlist to get into Humankind Academy is long and we want to do everything we can when the time is right to make the list shorter and help more kids get early childhood education, the foundation for greater opportunities in the future.


So thank you, this year and every year, for your generosity and support of our programs and school. This year’s fundraising dinner is quickly approaching and if you haven’t gotten your tickets yet, there’s still time! Just click the button below and you’ll be all set.

There will be great conversation like you’ve come to enjoy and expect, awesome raffle prized and delicious food from Charisma of India.


Alyssa Etsell