Form four student Michael delivered a heartfelt speech to Denise Soltis and Kathy Miller during their March 2018 visit to Chulaimbo. Read the transcript of his moving speech: I want to speak generally about Umoja what it is to us, how it has benefited us individually and society at large. To start with, to our…
by Denise Soltis, Executive Director As I sit on the first flight from Nairobi, I am reflecting on my first visit to Global Interfaith Partnership’s Umoja Project. I arrived in Kenya with a critical eye, expecting to find some issues, things that were not as we thought. What I found was inspiration. These children have…
By Pam and Jim Lemons When Joy entered the Umoja Project in the Chulaimbo region of Kenya as an 8-year-old child, she was living with her mother who was a nurse and single head of her household. Joy’s father died when she was two years old and her mother had raised her family (six children)…
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…
By Sarah Neff, Duke Divinity School Intern, Summer 2016 This is Esther. When we first met Esther a few weeks ago, she came running around the side of her house to greet us. She is amazing to see: tall, strong, vibrant, with a smile that takes you in immediately. She ushered us in, come in,…
Meet Lorite November 2017 Lorite is currently studying marine business management at Moi University, but she joined Umoja Project when she was in primary school. Here is a letter she wrote when she was in 7th grade: I am Lorite. I am in Standard Seven in Bar-Anding’o Primary School. I want to appreciate Umoja services…
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…
This winter we are focusing on providing secondary school tuition for our hard-working students. All Kenyan students pay fees to attend school beyond the 8th year. As Umoja Project primary school students receive food and support over the years, more are achieving high scores on the KCPE exam, which determines the secondary education options available…
