support for education in rural Kenya
2019 was an incredible year for Kenya Connect! Of special note was the inauguration of the GiveLove Composting Toilet project, further expansion of our Library and Literacy efforts and the acquisition of the Reading Rover Truck, a record number of Level Up Village STEM classes and the launch of CoderDoJo clubs. We were especially thrilled …
Join us for the BEST Maryland 5K run/walk of the year! This year’s race will be held on Saturday, March 28 at 9:00 am at St. John’s Episcopal Church Ellicott City, MD. In addition to the 5K Run/Walk we will also offer a ZUMBA class thanks to our friends at Miss Fit! Register HERE
Want to make a difference this holiday season? Give the gift that keeps giving. Your year-end donation will help expand our literacy and technology programs while providing reusable sanitary pad kits, composting toilets and deworming in 2020 to students and teachers at our 58 partner schools. What’s on the horizon? LitClubs, LitCamps, Coder DoJo Club, …
PayPal Gives provided a $6,000 grant for our new Empowered School Program being launched in January! The grant was recommended by PayPal’s employee-volunteer led Timonium GIVE Team, and it will be used for the Empowered School Project. This project is a pilot which provides additional teaching resources including math manipulatives, educational posters, books and art …
Kenya Connect is a Runner Up Prizewinner of the 2019 Pan-African Award for Entrepreneurship in Education. With an emphasis on sustainability, the awards offer monetary prizes as an investment in organisations whose inspirational work is transforming the futures of African Youth. Supported by The Saville Foundation and managed by Teach A Man To Fish, the Pan-African …
“I am a writer!’ stated Marissa Proctor, a middle school teacher from the Punahou School. Within minutes the Wamunyu teachers, Kenya Connect staff and colleague teachers from Punahou were all repeating this phrase. This set the tone for an interactive workshop for all participants. The workshop was focused on writing stories from the heart. After …
Read moreI AM a Writer! Punahou School Teachers Facilitate Fabulous Workshop!
Tickets are now on sale for the BBQ Benefit for Kenya Connect and El Hogar being held on Saturday, September 21 from 6:30-10:30 at St. John’s Episcopal Church. Click HERE to learn more about the event and to purchase TICKETS! SEE the LIST OF AUCTION ITEMS! Tickets are $50 per person or $500 for a …
The Goonj Foundation, India, recognized Kenya Connect’s Wings Poa Program as a Best Practice during their Menstrual Dialogue forum in May. We were thrilled to be included with other NGO’s working to break down barriers and stigmas of Menstruation. Kenya Connect was also invited to present at the Mwala subcounty’s, “It’s Time to Take Action …
Kenya Connect is ecstatic to be the recipient of two grants supporting our work to become #TheVillageThatReads. The Gupta Family Foundation awarded a 2019 $15,000 grant to be used for a 2nd vehicle so we can expand our library reach to distant schools ($10,000) and for operational support ($5,000). The $10k by the Gupta Family Foundation is …
We’re keeping “Poop in the Loop!” Kenya Connect is partnering with GiveLove an NGO committed to improving lives through clean sanitation. In February and March, the GiveLove team traveled to Wamunyu to install the first school compost toilet and to educate and train teachers, parents, homesteaders and students on the power of composting toilets. Clean …