Check out this article in The Citizen Voice in Kenya: Global Interfaith Partnership new Executive Director Denise Soltis{Third right} and he colleague present a dummy cheque worth shs 2,611,058 to some of the students they are sponsoring in secondary schools through Umoja Foundation project in Kisumu West Sub-County-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo. By Dickson Odhiambo. March…
Sunday, March 11 4:30 – 7 p.m. Northminster Presbyterian Church 1660 Kessler Blvd. E. Drive, Indianapolis Ages 10 & up Bring your friends and family, grab some food, and watch this award-winning movie. You’ll see what life is like for the Kenyan students of the Umoja Project and be inspired by how many lives can…
On January 20 middle and high school students of various faith traditions around the city gathered at WFYI for the Umoja Youth Conference. Derrin Slack, leader of the innovative ProAct organization, shared his award-winning service-learning curriculum, guiding the students to identify their passions and interests, then translate those passions into action. The group came up…
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…
The results are in! 22% of Umoja students scored high enough on the mandatory KCSE exam to qualify for direct admission to university in Kenya. This is well above the national average of 11.4% of students taking the comprehensive exam. The KCSE, Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, testing takes place over several weeks in the…
We invite middle and high school students in central Indiana to participate in the Umoja Youth Conference on Saturday, January 20. Global Interfaith Partnership’s youth program brings together middle and high school students from various faith traditions to work hand in hand to support their counterparts in Chulaimbo, Kenya. At the Umoja Youth Conference students will: Meet…
Denise A. Soltis has been selected by the Global Interfaith Partnership Board of Directors as Executive Director. Soltis will provide overall leadership in support of GIP’s strategic mission in the Chulaimbo region of Western Kenya. “The Board of Directors and our Kenyan partners are excited to work with Denise. Her work abroad provides excellent experience…
This May we welcome Kadeisha Kilgore and Elizabeth (Liz) Styron, two Duke Divinity School students who will be working with the Umoja Project in Chulaimbo this summer. They will be supporting the Umoja Project staff by visiting schools, monitoring students and planning activities, such as the annual GET UP retreat for teenaged girls. Global…
Sophomore Jamie Goetz has been selected as one of United Way’s LIVE UNITED Volunteers of the Year for her leadership of theCarmel High School Kenya Club, her participation on GIP’s Youth Leadership Team, and her contributions to the annual Kenya Carnival. Jamie was the first and only student recognized with the Volunteer of the Year…
Face painting, Silly Safari, inflatable games… There was something for everyone at the 8th annual Kenya Carnival. We thank each of the 175 volunteers — representing 15 congregations, schools, and community groups — who worked together to make the day such a success. Through their efforts, and your ongoing financial support, we met our goal…
