During the June trip to the project area, Indiana visitors helped to spread CONFIDENCE to Umoja girls. “Confidence” is the brand name of the locally-sourced feminine products we distribute to adolescent girls. Umoja students face extraordinary daily challenges in their quest for education. They often lack basic necessities, such as blankets, clothing and light to…
Our next interfaith group is traveling from Indiana to visit the Umoja Project in a few weeks. Sixteen travelers ranging in age from 16 to 72 are looking forward to spending time with Umoja students, teachers, guardians, and staff. The next interfaith trip is scheduled for February 2020. If you are interested in learning more…
The Umoja family in Kenya gathered Memorial Weekend for Umoja Day to honor the memory of Founder Ellen Daniels-Howell, who passed away two years ago. The day included the grand opening of our new office space in Kenya. The celebration included ten children from each of our 19 partner primary schools, link teachers, head teachers,…
The Umoja Project welcomed Isabelle Hall, Field Traveler for GlobalGiving, who visited Kenya in May. Several Umoja Project programs are featured on GlobalGiving, an international charitable giving platform. “I was thrilled to meet Leonard and the greater Umoja team,” says Isabelle. “I thoroughly enjoyed participating in their GET UP program, and observing the BET UP…
Sharon is a successful young adult, studying at a nearby college. She has been part of the Umoja family since her father died when she was in class three (3rd grade). In this brief video, Sharon shares how Umoja is shaping her “to be someone.” She explains how she wants to be a mentor to primary…
In April, Leonard, Joel and Joyce met with Principal Rodger Abong’o and Marion Mayabi, enrollment manager, of KCA University in Kisumu. Joel is studying accounting, and Joyce is hoping to enroll this fall. Mr. Abong’o writes, “Extend our regards and appreciation to the executive director and financiers, we indeed are proud of what your organization…
Thank you to everyone who came to Topgolf in Fishers on a cloudy afternoon in April. We had a great afternoon of golf, conversation, food, and fun. The fundraiser raised more than $2300, enough to fund secondary school for nine Kenyan students. Special thanks to Garland Graves for organizing the event. Asante sana!
We welcome Chelsea Schafer and Sebastian Waldron, who will spend the summer assisting our staff in Chulaimbo. These two are the latest in a long line of Duke Divinity School interns, who enrich Umoja with their creativity and energy. Chelsea writes: My ideal future career path would be doing international social work with a religious…
In March the secondary class of 2018 came together to celebrate the graduates’ next steps. Eight Umoja post-secondary students scored high enough on national exams to receive direct admission to university. Congratulations to Michael, Cleophus, Dorthy, Tabitha, Cleon, Stephen, Brian, and Doreen! Umoja Project also named the 2019 project assistants, recent graduates who work with…
Thank you, Body Mind & Core, for the yoga class benefitting Umoja Partnership. It was a wonderful session of stretching and rejuvenation. We gathered $250 in donations — enough to sponsor a Kenyan student for a year of secondary school! Special thanks to Isabella Yallapragada, one of our Indiana student leaders, who told the group…
