In order to become a more efficient organization, a Board consisting of five devoted teachers was established with Paul Oluoch as the Chairperson. SEP was finally registered in Kenya with the Ministry Of Social Services as a Community Organization based in Ugunja 2017. We started by recruiting two students from Nyasanda Secondary School who would in turn be our pioneer students. In the same year, another student Ruth Achieng from the same school was admitted into the SEP family. At the beginning of 2020, we have 32 students in different Secondary Schools within Siaya County fully under the sponsorship of the Project. Another 18 students, who have graduated from SEP are in different Universities and Colleges. If not because of SEP, these children’s futures would have plunged into oblivion.

As the demand for more sponsorship chances arose, the question of sustainability rose also. As a Board, we had to find a means of raising extra funds needed to pay for the school fees of the children and also take care of their social welfare, as most of them came from backgrounds of abject poverty. We came up with agricultural related projects. We settled for these as they are self-sustaining and also offers a chance for the sponsored children to learn skills they can also implement at their homes. We are not only giving them fish but rather teaching them to fish too. We keep dairy cows, chickens, goats and also grow vegetables on our farm. The returns from the sale of milk, hens, eggs, goats, vegetables are used to pay for the school fees of our sponsored children and the salary for our one farm manager. In 2020 we also started a fish farming aquaculture project. We also use part of the money for a charity which we undertake year. We are indebted to the Principal - Nyasanda Community Secondary School and his entire staff for having hosted all these projects at their school unconditionally. No amount of words can describe how grateful we are.

It is worth noting that in order to meet all the needs of our learners, we have partnered with like-minded organizations which offer quality mentorship to teenagers. The sessions are normally offered during April, August and December Holidays. We normally have a combination of academic work, social classes as well as talent development through games. The climax of these activities is charity as a way of giving back to the community. We have reached over 2000 teenagers in our mentorship weeks and had over 50 different guest speakers. We have seen so much progress in working with such groups of facilitators. Our successful and innovative programs among the youths have had a great impact among them. We have realized a great level of increased self confidence among the youths, those that can make independent decisions academically, socially, alongside tackling challenging issues in their teenage life. This was not possible before the involvement of SEP. Indeed, it is an understatement to say that our mentorship and advocacy programs have resulted into a more responsible social behavior change among the youths. Verily, we have touched hearts and effected eternities.