KLEO Ottawa
2009-465 Richmond Road K2A 1Z1 Ottawa, ON, Canada

Our new Jen's House fundraiser is here! Spring cleaning is in the air, and for Jen's House it means spring maintenance. Jen's House has some much needed upgrades and repairs that need our immediate attention, both for the safety and comfort of our Jen's House family. In addition, the students attending school virtually has created unique challenges. We need to update our technology, like a television to connect to the internet, a stronger internet connection, and new headphon...es for the students. The students of Jen's House are in several different grades, and do all of their virtual learning in one space. Without new headphones, they will have to attend classes in a noisy environment that makes it difficult to focus. We want to make sure something so easily remedied doesn't becomes a barrier between the students and their educations. With that in mind, we are asking for your support to help us make these much needed improvements. We need your help to reach our goal of around $1,200 CAD. Check out some "before" photos here. Here's the breakdown: Jen's House repairs: New drinking water filter - $245 Repair doors for bathroom - $160 Replace fans - $130 Change lightbulbs - $60 New water taps - $40 Virtual education expenses: Updated TV that connects to the internet - $490 New headphones for lessons - $60 Upgraded internet: additional $16 per month Help our Jen's House students have the smoothest at-home educational experience possible, while continuing to live comfortably. If we are lucky enough to surpass our target, any additional donations will go towards continuing Jen's House expenses. We will keep you posted on our fundraising goal as we go! To support these students, please follow the link below to donate today - any donation is so greatly appreciated. Thank you so much, and happy spring to you all! https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/36286

A few weeks into our spring Jen's House fundraiser and we are over half way to our goal! We've received $670 in donations so far, with just $530 to go. Thank you SO much to every single person who has donated to this effort so far, we can't tell you how much it means to us and the Jen's House family. These Jen's House repairs and tech updates to help the students through their virtual classes are so needed. For all the details on this project, check out our original post below. If you can help us get through the home stretch of this fundraiser, please follow the link below to donate today. Thank you all! https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/36286

Our April highlights are here! Check out the link below to hear about our new Jen's House repairs fundraiser and to hear from one of the Jen's House graduates about her life this past year. https://mailchi.mp/321f71b646e1/kleoaprilhighlights-4931566

After a full year of distancing from the people we love, we wanted to make sure this year we focus on keeping connected! This month, we have a message from two Jen's House students who have come to us from the Mae Ra Moe Refugee Camp: 14-year-old Say Say, who is in grade 6, and 17-year-old Wah Eh Paw, who is in grade 8. They are cousins, and both attend Thung Seoi School together. Allow them to share a bit of their stories with you now. "You may wonder why our age and grade ...do not really match. With our ages like Wah Eh Paw, I should study in grade 11, and Say Say, I should study in grade 8. We used to live in refugees camp and we have school in the camp, but our education system is not qualified with the system in city, so we have to start at the beginning in Thai school. In the camp we study in Karen school. We are cousins and we come here and stay in Jen’s House nearly 2 years already. Last year we have the chance to visit our family in the camp, but since the start of Covid-19 the camp was closed so we were not able to visit our family. For school holidays we stay with our aunt in Mae Sariang. In Jen’s House when we have free time our duty routine is watering the plants, cooking and cleaning. We enjoy staying here in Jen’s house and thank KLEO for supporting us. We don’t have a chance to visit our family in the camp but we don’t really feel sad much because here in Jen’s House we have friends that won’t let us feel bored or home sick. We hope that the camp will be opening soon so we can visit our family, but while we are studying here we will do our best for our grade and study hard. The first year in school was a challenge for us because we can’t really understand all the Thai, but now we can follow up already." To support students like Say Say and Wah Eh Paw, please follow the link below. Your donation will continue to sponsor their educations, and the educations of the rest of the Jen's House students. Thank you for your endless support. https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/36286

Our March highlights are here! Follow the link below to hear from two Jen's House students about their stories, and an International Women's Day tribute. To join our mailing list to keep up to date with all KLEO news, send us a message!

Happy International Women's Day! As we are a women-founded and a women-run organization, we wanted to take this opportunity to thank some incredible women who are instrumental to KLEO. Our wonderful Jen's House mother, Tamla, is the heart of Jen's House, and we are so grateful to her for all she does every day for the students. A number of the Jen's House students she supports are young women themselves, whose strength and ambition is an honour to witness. We also want to th...ank the number of women who are long-running supporters and volunteers, who have been critical to the success of KLEO. And finally, to our founder Coleen Scott. Thank you for paving the way for so much positive change, and for being an inspirational example of what it truly means to be kind, generous, and strong. We hope today is a reminder of the women in your life and around the world who should be celebrated, and not only today. Happy International Women's Day to you all!

The students of Jen's House say hello and wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We hope you're all staying safe and warm and have a peaceful holiday. The students of Jen's House are so grateful for the incredible gift of education you have given them this year. This is the last couple of days to get in any donations on behalf of a loved one for Christmas! Did you know a monthly donation can also be given as a donation in someone's honour? Simply follow the ...link below to give the gift of kindness this holiday season! We thank you so much for your support as always. We can't wait to see what the New Year brings. https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/m/45546/donation

Our final #20in2020 update is here. When we started this campaign last January, we didn't know just how important it would be. We had no idea that we wouldn't be able to also rely on the events we host every year to help fund Jen's House. However, unsurprisingly our supporters stepped up as they always do, and our team of monthly donors saved the day. While we didn't quite reach our goal of $2,500 in monthly donations, we want to celebrate the amazing progress made. We went f...rom $719 in monthly donations, to $1,313! That means we went from having less than 6 fully sponsored students, to 10! Almost double the students are guaranteed support now compared to this time last year and we are so thrilled. Every dollar counted more than ever, so thank you so much to all our monthly donors who joined us this year, and to the ones who stuck with us. If you're interested in joining this amazing group of donors, please follow the link below. Thank you. https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/36286

Our first highlights of 2021 are here! Check out the link below to hear our hopes for the new year, and the results of both our #20in2020 campaign and our recent virtual fundraisers! Want to be the first to hear updates from us? Send us your email and we'll add your to our email list!

The results are in! The final total from the Auction Fundraiser for KLEO Ottawa is $315! Thank you so much to all who donated and bid to fundraiser for KLEO and Jen's House! Another thank you to the small Ottawa businesses who generously donated these gifts, and thank you to KLEO board member Jill Anguaya for organizing this wonderful virtual event!

In a traditional Karen home the children enjoy the beat of ancestral music - please enjoy!

We at KLEO and the students of Jen's House are wishing you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year! We hope that you are keeping safe and happy, and we hope to see you all as soon as possible!

Today is the last day to get your bids in on these amazing gifts in support of KLEO! Check out the page below to get your bid in before 10pm tonight! Thank you again to the local businesses who donated to this fundraiser, and to board member Jill Anguaya for setting up a safe alternative to our traditional fundraisers!