From the last week of July 2017, we started construction of our third school this year in Ndatho farm in Subukia area of Nakuru, Kenya. The school aims to bring in students from Ndatho IDP’s resettlement farm as well as those from the surrounding communities since the...
As time goes on, we have been accelerating our efforts to reach more communities. To this end, we have moved to a new community called San Marco farm near our first school Shalom. San Marco is located just 20 kilometres from Nakuru town on the opposite side of the...
After years of promises and delays, the Kenyan government finally fulfilled a promise it made to transform the education sector through the use of technology in the classroom. Towards the end of the first school term (March 2017), the government sent each public...
On 18th February 2017, teachers from all our project schools gathered at Hotel Waterbuck in Nakuru for the first WTA Teachers conference. The one day conference’s aim was to bring together the teachers in our projects schools into a common forum that sought to deliver...
Springs Hope has been accepting students since Monday. So far, the students have been trickling in steadily, and the school continues to grow as they start classes. The deadline for registration is this coming Monday, a full week for parents to register their...
I am so, so, excited, the Choir will be here very soon! What is even more exciting is that we only have one table left for our third annual Gala. I have been busy preparing the details for the event, and still have a few things to do. If you have not ordered your...
Wow, I was spoiled today. Today I had the opportunity to meet with the “Barrel Family,” here in Simcoe. The Barrel has now also become a sponsor of our Gala. They are helping out by providing the Choir a healthy dinner before their performance, as well...
Anyone with a TV has seen advertisements for charities and noble causes the world over. Anyone with a heart has been moved by them. For Justin Bowen, he’s felt compelled to give back to the world in a meaningful way but was unsure whether to get involved in his own...
Wow, it is hard to believe that our high school construction for the Giwa Farms community has begun! We are super excited to bring this high school to the community. The high school will sit next to Shalom Primary School (the school that we just opened this past...
Well the grand total is in. This past print, we really knocked it out of the park for our Write To Give Campaign. Our total raised was: $11, 092.48! As you may already know, we have been working with a small community in Kenya. This past spring we opened our first...
Wow, what a great surprise to wake up to the other morning. As I heard my daughter begin to stir in the early hours of the morning (7AM – that is early or me lol). I checked my phone for the time and usually have a quick scan of email before I get out of bed....
Over 1200 students wrote this print. We had students from Hong Kong, Japan, the USA and Canada. Altogether over 19 stories are being published (this includes some non-fiction titles). Stu, Maggie and I (as well as a few other volunteers) can not wait to drop the...
