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We just love our newly constructed Moringa Drying We just love our newly constructed Moringa Drying shed! It will also be used to dry other crops! Thank you @joinkwanda for supporting this initiative! #Kwanda #moringa #nutrition #moringatree
Librarian Esther Muinde and Intern Sharon attended Librarian Esther Muinde and Intern Sharon attended the Nairobi BookFair! They met with vendors and learned about the latest in Kenyan publishing! #books #nairobibookfair #kenya #TheVillageThatReads @kenyapublishersassociation
We love our Storytime Leaders! This week, students We love our Storytime Leaders! This week, students heard the story, "A Stone on the Road" by Loki. They learned a lesson on the qualities of being good leader. They then traced their hands and listed the different qualities of being a leader on each finger. "Today a Reader, Tomorrow a Leader!" #story #reading #readaloud #books #leaders
A HUGE Kenyan clap and Congratulations to Faith Do A HUGE Kenyan clap and Congratulations to Faith Doucette, Kenya Connect's Director for Partnership and Mentorship, for receiving the U.S. Presidential Lifetime Achievement award for her years of humanitarian work at the Caribbean and African Faith Based Leadership Conference (CAFBLC). We are very proud of Faith and her work to empower girls, boys and the community in Wamunyu! #superstar #leader #humanitarian @eaphilanthropy @globalgiving @usembassynairobi @mothersdaymovementmdm
We are so excited that our new Moringa Drying Shed We are so excited that our new Moringa Drying Shed is under construction! Soon we will be harvesting our crops and drying the nutrient rich leaves! Thank you @joinkwanda for helping us with this income generation project! #MORINGA #moringapowder #incomegeneration
Once again we are partnering with @levelupvillage Once again we are partnering with @levelupvillage and BOCEES for students to learn from each other and to discuss environmental issues that are affecting their respective communities. Students in Wamunyu are finding where their partners are living in the U.S. and where it is in relation to Kenya! #learningisfun #globaleducation #connecting #SDG4
Our Director of Education and Technology programs, Our Director of Education and Technology programs, Patrick Munguti set up our first computer lab in 2012. Ten years later, he's teaching robotics and coding! We love how he's helping to bridge the digital divide! @team4tech @usembassynairobi #computers #robotics #lego #digitaldivide #SDG4
Another marvelous weekend of reading! Grace Mwende Another marvelous weekend of reading! Grace Mwende and Peace Mueni were our Radio Read Aloud SuperStars from Miini PS reading "Hanna na Wanyama" and Librarian Esther reading "Gina the Helpful Giraffe" at the Saturday Storytime! Students drew heartmaps of things they LOVE to do with their friends! @mbaitufm #thevillagethatreads #libraries #stories #books
From Kenya to Durham. It was wonderful for our Exe From Kenya to Durham. It was wonderful for our Executive Director @sharon_runge and Director of Partnerships and Mentorships Faith Doucette meet with the UNH team at the @uofnh Two days of meeting with wonderful faculty and administrators interested in expanding our partnership! #UNH #partners #SDG4
From Kenya to Durham. It was wonderful for our Exe From Kenya to Durham. It was wonderful for our Executive Director @sharon_runge and Director of Partnerships and Mentorships Faith Doucette meet with the UNH team at the @uofnh! Two days of meeting with wonderful faculty and administrators interested in expanding our partnership! #UNH #partners #SDG4
We are celebrating our 20 year anniversary with a We are celebrating our 20 year anniversary with a new video "Kenya Connect Today!" Give it a watch to see the work we are doing to strengthen education in rural Kenya! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0KOuGLG8AA&t=15s @globalgiving @eaphilanthropy @usembassynairobi @one
It's term break and the students are creating! Tha It's term break and the students are creating! Thanks @stjohnspds for last year's Walk for Wamunyu that helped us purchase some @Lego kits! #robotics #digital #coding @team4tech
The Science Extravaganza was spectacular! A huge s The Science Extravaganza was spectacular! A huge shout out to our partner NGO Seavuria for their tireless work, @f5.global for the grant that funded the program and Taitataveta University for hosting the event. Lower Yatta Girls Team, one of KC's partner schools, WON FIRST Place and was selected as the most innovative project for their spanner that was created by using an old motorcycle chain. More to come! @f5.global @usembassynairobi #science #projects #innovative #SDGs
Another fabulous Saturday story time with the book Another fabulous Saturday story time with the books, "Coco Can't Wait" by Taro Gomi. The students used toilet tubes to create a colorful holder to give to their Bibi (grandmother) or other relative that they may visit during the school break. #TheVillageThatReads #learningisfun #creating @litworld @booksforafrica
It's term break which means the Radio Read Aloud i It's term break which means the Radio Read Aloud is BACK! Ndinda and Mule from Mbuini PS are our Read Aloud Super Stars this week Ndinda dreams of becoming a journalist in the future to inform and educate people and to travel to many places. She is inspired by Radio Personality Mwende Macharia. She loves English and Kiswahili subjects. Mule wishes to become a politician just like his stepmother. The desire to see a better community and nation makes him want to serve people when he grows up. His favorite subjects are Maths and Science. #readaloud #readingisfun #Radio #TheVillageThatReads @mbaitufm @one @mwendemacharia @eaphilanthropy
Tech in the classrooms! We were thrilled to welcom Tech in the classrooms! We were thrilled to welcome Kevin from @team4tech who is working with us on a new project with the @raspberrypifoundation ! We're working to bridge the digital divide! #digital #computers #SDG4QualityEducation
The School Library Program has launched at Kyeenga The School Library Program has launched at Kyeengai Primary Schools with 141 cards issued! The festivities included a read aloud by Monicah and encouragement of reading by Sharon and Rael. Librarian Esther shared, "I am happy that Kenya Connect is changing lives through books. Children are becoming smart and knowledgeable." #TheVillageThatReads #libraries #books #readingisfun @bookaidinternational @booksforafrica @usembassynairobi @eaphilanthropy
Saturday Storytime is building a community of read Saturday Storytime is building a community of readers and leaders! Grateful to @booksforafrica for the Big Books! #reading #books #libraries #Stories
Co-Founder and ED James Musyoka participated in th Co-Founder and ED James Musyoka participated in the @eaphilanthropy Member Summit 2022 "Building Resilient Leaders" which included a Master Class on Liquid Leadership. It's always wonderful to connect with NGO leaders! #EAPNMemberSummit2022 #NGOs #leadership @fordfoundation
Engaging and exciting! Our regional Mini Science E Engaging and exciting! Our regional Mini Science Extravaganza took place on Saturday with teams from 13 of our partner schools competing. Six of these teams will be sharing their projects at the Grand Science Extravaganza next Saturday in Taita Teveta with our NGO partner Seavuria. Our PLC Coordinator Rebecca Migwambo shared, "We have witnessed the future today through the student innovators and problem solvers seeking to solve problems in their respective communities by applying what they learn in the classroom in real life situations." We are grateful to @f5.global for the STEM Education Grant that made this program possible. Yay Science! #science #projects #learningisfun #SDG4QualityEducation @usembassynairobi @eaphilanthropy
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