Since May of 2009 our focus has been in Kenya, Africa where we work with two primary schools and one high school. Theses schools are in dire need of support and we saw it fit to assist them where we can so as to increase their quality of education. We would like to introduce you to our partner schools in Kenya.
Ogilgei Primary  is a public ordinary day school located in Rongai District, Ngata division, Ogilgei location and in Rongai constituency. The school was established in 1984 and has since then grown up from one classroom to the present 16 classrooms. The school has an enrollment of six hundred and fifty pupils’ i.e. 350 boys and 300 girls at the moment with also 16 teachers and 2 non-teaching staff personnel. The teacher to pupil ratio is 1:41 at the moment where the number of pupils per class ranges from a minimum of 35 pupils to a maximum of 56 pupils.

The school managed by a school management committee (S.M.C) 8 elected by the parents and 5 by the District Education Board through the location chief and confirmed by the district Education Officer.

The school was put up by the peasant farmers living on meager income attained from small scale farming which has continually gone down due to the growing population that has led to high demands of living. The introduction of free primary education has further increased the school’s enrolment leading to challenges like the need for increased facilities to accommodate them. Thus funding for the facilities by parents and guardians has been insufficient due to looming inadequacy of resources from them.

Information provided by Mr. Jacob Songol Head Teacher of Ogilgei Primary School.

Kirobon Primary Schools is a school run by the government but sponsored by African Inland Church (AIC) that offers 8-4-4 sytem of education with 8 years of primary education thereafter pupils sit for a national exam called the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE). The school was founded in 1983 and has had an approximate total of 1500 pupils with an average annual enrolment of 40 pupils per year. Currently the school has 335 pupils and 12 teachers. 50 pupils were admitted to calls 1 January 2011 and 22 candidates are expected to sit for their final exam in November this year.

The school is managed by a school management committee (SMC) that is elected yearly composed of 14 members: 8 parent’s representatives for every class, 3 members representing the sponsors, Head teacher (Secretary of the committee), and 2 members from the District Education Board and the local government administrators. Their mandate is to oversee the overall development of the school.

The school is located approximately 10km off the great Johannesburg-Cairo highway at the outskirts of Nakuru Town, in the Rift Valley province, a province in Kenya, in Kirobon village, Kirobon Sub location, Ngata location, Ngata division in Rongai district.

Generally, Kirobon is an above average school with an average mean mark of about 270 marks from a possible 500. The school has produced some of the best professionals in the society. The school has performed well in sports and is a regular in the district and provincial primary schools sporting competitions.

Information provided by Mr. Peter Mugatha Head Teacher of Kirobon Primary School.

Information coming soon!