Thank you for your past support of the secondary education students of Umoja Project. January brought the beginning of a new school year in Kenya, and we have more students needing help to attend secondary school (high school).

In a way, we are “victims of our success.” As Umoja Project children in Kenya receive school lunch, encouragement and other support in their younger years, the number of students qualifying for high school has increased. In many schools the Umoja scholars are at the top of the classes. Currently, we are not able to provide secondary education for all of the project’s students, who qualify based on their scores on the national KCPE exam.

We are blessed with increasing support from partners, businesses and individuals in Kenya. A local media house has pledged to fund a secondary student. A county government official has agreed to provide tuition for two students. A group of local guardians and a group of teachers have each pledged to support one student. And the Kenyan Advisory Board of the Umoja Project plans to support two students. This is especially significant because the board is comprised of local teachers, preachers and smallholder farmers with modest incomes.

Their generosity shows the sustainable impact our program is having on the Chulaimbo community. These individuals have seen the transformative power of educating young people. They believe in the promise of a better future for their children. From their humble position they are joining together to make the dream of education a reality for bright, motivated students in their community.

How can we join hands and hearts with those dedicated board members on the other side of the globe?

We need to reward the hard work of our Kenyan students with the opportunity to continue their education past the 8th grade. Each year we have supported 100 students through a year of high school, 25 per grade level. The average cost of tuition and fees for a year of public high school in Kenya is $350. This year we had 60 students qualify for tuition assistance based on their test scores. With the aid of the Kenyan community, we will will send 35 this year, and so our number will rise to 110. Help us continue to close that gap and keep more students in school.