Cher Helps Save Kenyan School

Facing eviction from their land, Cher stepped in to prevent the Kenyan school from being forced to close its doors.

While watching tv from her hotel room in Europe, Cher heard a story on Sky News about a Kenyan school that was losing its lease and was being evicted. The school, serving the poorest of the poor, could not raise enough money to buy its own land or build a new school on rented land. Cher immediately called the school’s pastor and offered to help by funding the necessary five acre land purchase. She hired and architect and a builder to construct a new school for the children on the new land, the Shikimana School.

Since that time, the Cher Charitable Foundation has widened its support to encompass the complete well-being of Shikimana students. Cher has instituted a school feeding program that provides balanced meals with fresh produce, grains and meat.  The meals are often the only consistent food source the children have.  Since the feeding program began in 2007, student health has markedly improved, as has school attendance and classroom performance.  With health an urgent concern, Cher has arranged on-going medical care for all children from a local physician.   School staff members are now working to institute a community-level preventative health program to address issues such as malaria, HIV/AIDS, malnutrition, water born illnesses and neglected tropical diseases.  An exciting new extracurricular program was established in 2008 involving students and their families and community leaders.  Students now participate in sports, debate, drama, poetry, singing and dancing and guiding and counseling after-school – to name just a few of the activities on offer!

In the long-term, the school will serve as a community center and meeting space to fill a variety of community needs, including adult literacy classes and health education.

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      hello miss cher.I am from kosovo,I am father of 2 children. I have very low income pleas help as to live like ather peopel.my phone number is 00386 4946 8853.thank you

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    Hey Cher how about helping the US out and help the schools here in the US????

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  32. Daniela
    Sat, 26th Mar 2011 at 3:36 pm #

    Cher has a big heart – just love her !

  33. SANDY
    Fri, 25th Mar 2011 at 1:09 pm #

    CHER IS A VERY CARING, GIVING LOVING, PERSON, THATS WHY I’VE BEEN A FAN FOR 40 YEARS. SHE ROCKS AND ALWAYS WILL.
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  34. W W Fisher
    Thu, 17th Mar 2011 at 6:35 am #

    I am your biggest fan and believe no one you’ve meet is good enough for you, but I can dream. Love you always. I really sense a goodness in you and love to watch your performances and interviews. What a smile and such beauty inside and out.

  35. Mario A. Gonzales
    Thu, 10th Feb 2011 at 1:23 am #

    I would like to know why the Burlesque movie did not come out in 3-D?

    If not now, when?

  36. Camille Lafont
    Fri, 7th Jan 2011 at 7:51 am #

    CHER is the greatest.

    I know CHER helps animals and she did work for her elephants. Please look at what Wringling Bros. circus are doing to baby elephants. They take them from their mothers and harness them and beat them up to “discipline” them to make them do tricks.

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    You are the best babe! Mexico loves you!

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    <3 youre the best.

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    Mon, 8th Nov 2010 at 12:12 pm #

    Aww Cher, you are sucha n angel! a Blessing.

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    <3 CHER is an ANGEL!!!

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    Sweet

  42. Svet
    Mon, 1st Nov 2010 at 2:18 pm #

    God bless you, Cher :)

  43. Frédéric ESPI
    Mon, 1st Nov 2010 at 7:28 am #

    Cher a true gold heart, I wish more celebrities followed your steps !

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