When a child loses his/her parents, in most cases the extended family members (grandmothers and uncles/aunts) are not able to provide for an extra child. They can’t afford to feed or care for them, much less provide for the orphaned child’s education. Education is not a given, in fact, even in families who have both parents. Lack of education perpetuates cycles of generational poverty and lack of opportunity for many individuals in the village and district our project lies within.