Yvonne overcame many challenges to shine as a leader in her school and community. Her father has passed away, and Yvonne lives with her grandma. Her mother abandoned her after remarrying and moving away. She attended Chulaimbo Primary School until 2015 then joined Mawego Girls Secondary School, where she is excelling in her final year.…
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…
The new school year is well underway in Kenya, and we are excited to have a record 135 Umoja scholars in secondary (high) school. The Kenyan government is now covering a portion of the cost to attend secondary school, and donors like you are filling the gap! This year 72 students scored well enough on…
The vision of the Umoja Project is transforming communities one child at a time. So, what does transformation look like? Meet Fabian. One of five orphaned siblings, Fabian overcame many challenges to score high enough on national exams to receive direct admit to study engineering at the Technical University of Kenya in Nairobi. Sharon has…
The Umoja Alumni Chapter demonstrates how we are Changing Communities One Child at a Time. This group of former Chulaimbo students stays connected to the Umoja family (and each other!) even as they pursue careers and post-secondary education throughout Kenya. They gathered on December 28 to discuss ways to support younger students. The students we…
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…
