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Launching a Charity Building Classrooms in Kenya — Monique Medved (Always A Way)
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How do you start a charity and build a school in Kenya? I sat down with my old co-host Monique Medved, a filmmaker and YouTuber who left the podcast to start the charity Always A Way.
Monique raised $30,000 in 30 days through her YouTube community to back Helen, a Maasai teacher who survived child marriage and now runs two boarding schools for 168 kids. We get into what those schools cost to run each year (about US$250,000), why the kids learn to type on paper printouts of keyboards, why every kid she asked wanted to be a lawyer, doctor, teacher or pilot, and the 3am night in a Ugandan guest house that showed her what faith feels like.
She also shares why she asks her team never to say "donate", and why slow, honest storytelling builds a more loyal audience than chasing viral reels.
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Why Monique left the podcastHow a YouTube series led to KenyaRaising $30k in 30 daysThe girls Helen rescuesWhy it's the purple cow schoolLearning to type on paper keyboardsThe only four jobs the kids knowWhat love feels like at a campfireWhat it costs to run two schoolsWhy sending money to Kenya is hardWhy her team never says donateWhy it's called Always A WayThe plan for 12 classroomsHer solo trip to UgandaThe 3am night that taught her faithPutting 13 girls through schoolViral reels or a loyal community?
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