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…
Last November, 26 Umoja Project students sat for the national exam required at the conclusion of secondary school. The comprehensive exam takes several days to complete, and students spend months preparing. How well one performs on the exam dictates eligibility for university studies, and what courses of study a student may pursue. In the Umoja…
Many of the students supported by the Global Interfaith Partnership are unable to complete their primary and secondary education in the traditional 12 years. Their schooling is disrupted by family illnesses and deaths, the many challenges of extreme poverty, and, for many girls, cultural pressures to drop out of school after 8th grade, usually to marry young and have children.
It is rare for a student to return to school after dropping out. However, hear Everlyn’s remarkable story.
Ojolla Girls Secondary School students By Ellen Daniels-Howell – Project Leader Often we are asked why we give the girl students the option of attending boarding school since it is more costly than a traditional day school. We asked one of our former students, Judith, for her thoughts about why boarding school is important for…
We are so proud of the “youths” from Indianapolis. They are doing an awesome job of representing Indiana and the Global Interfaith Partnership.
Our week has been full of varied, inspirational experiences.
