Congratulations to the four Umoja candidates whose top KCSE scores garnered them direct admission to university! Erick Otieno, Chulaimbo Boys Secondary School Gilbert Omondi, Bar Union Secondary School Joseph Otieno, St. George Sianda Secondary School Millicent Akinyi, Sinyolo Girls Secondary School Other Umoja graduates will interview for positions as project assistants with Global Interfaith Partnership.…
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…
Sermons We See by Edgar A. Guest I’d rather see a sermon than hear one any day; I’d rather one should walk with me than merely tell the way. The eye’s a better pupil and more willing than the ear, Fine counsel is confusing, but example’s always clear; And the best of all the preachers…
Written by Maren Huelsman, Member of Youth Leadership Team and 2016 Umoja Project visitor This past summer, I was fortunate enough to be able to travel with the project to Kenya. To be honest, it was a very big challenge for me. My comfort zone was stretched in many different ways, and my anxiety was…
Written by Sarah Neff, Duke Divinity School student and 2016 Umoja Project Field Intern: When I first met Esther several weeks ago, her home was the seventh home that we visited in one day. My malaria pill had burnt my esophagus the night before, so I was tired, discouraged, wincing at the thought of another…
I thought that this kid was just overly excited to meet “the Americans” but as I observed him throughout the three hours we spent together, I realized that Eric just loves to smile. His smile was infectious and I knew that by the end of the day, I would want to bottle it up, put it in my backpack, and carry it with me wherever I went.
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…
