support for education in rural Kenya
In a speech I delivered to teachers at our convocation last year, I challenged them to do something outside of their comfort zone. Little did I know that on the last day of the school year, I would be boarding a plane to Nairobi, Kenya, to do something way out of my comfort zone. I …
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Most of students at Kenya Connect’s partner schools live in homesteads without running water and electricity. Some families have water tanks that harvest water during the rainy season, but most collect water at streams, ponds, and bore holes. Most of the water is not treated and that coupled with the lack of hand washing results …
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Here’s the picture of a typical Wamunyu classroom: cement walls with a few handmade posters of learning concepts, worn wooden bench desks that seat 2 to 3 students, a blackboard and a cracked cement floor. The classrooms are typically dark, but filled with the radiance of pupils, eager to learn. In 2017, the Kenyan government …
As part of the first Book Day celebration at the Learning Resource Center, three secondary students were selected to recite poems they had written. We invite you to enjoy these poems. Reading Is The Key Reading is the key to understanding It is the doctor to grammatical errors Reading aids in creativity Reading, reading is …
Do you remember your first library card? Since January, 900 students have enrolled in Kenya Connect’s new Library Card program! (the first ever library cards in this part of Kenya) We currently have seven primary schools enrolled with the Kenya Connect Bookmobile rolling into schools with boxes of books every other week! The students are …
What a wonderful Day! The 2018 Kenya Connect 5K was a huge success netting over $9,000 for Kenya Connect’s work to empower and engage students and teachers to be successful in the 21st century! RACE RESULTS We would like to take a moment to thank our Sponsors Inside and Out Designs, Compass Capital Management, Swahili Village, …
Resource: to provide (a person or organization) with materials, money, staff, and other assets necessary for effective operation Kenya Connect’s Learning Resource Center (LRC) has become the hub of enrichment activity in Wamunyu for the students and teachers at 44 primary and 11 secondary schools and has provided material and enrichment resources for the community …
It’s that wonderful time of the year filled with Giving! One special way to give this season is to make a donation that supports our Super Hero students in Kenya. Did you know that most of our students are children of subsistence farmers, wood carvers or basket weavers? Staying in school and achieving is very …
Kenya Connect is offering our third Volunteer and Travel Opportunity for Educators at our Learning Resource Center in Wamunyu. The trip, designed to provide teachers a rich cultural experience in rural Kenya, is being offered in June 2018. Kenya Connect Board Member and retired teacher, Laura Carter, will lead the trip in conjunction with the …
It was a glorious day for the 3rd annual Kenya Connect 5K in Wamunyu. Running on the red earth roads through the market and up into the hills of Wamunyu, over 200 students, teachers, and community members ran the 5k race on a beautiful sunny day. A celebration of education, this event recognized Kenya Connect …
Read moreKenya Connect 5K: Running for Education on Two Continents