Poverty in rural Kenya makes basic education feel out of reach, but the problem is deeper… 1 in 3 children enrolled in primary school are likely to drop out before finishing. In Kirinyaga, many children attend school, but education barely reaches them. Classrooms are overcrowded, teachers are lacking, and so are learning materials. Many children sit in class without being seen.  After-school programs are virtually nonexistent. Safe spaces for children are completely absent. Schools cannot absorb this burden. Thus, a cycle of educational dropout, poverty, and dependency is created, perpetuated from generation to generation, robbing children of any prospects from an early age