Friends of Ngong Road

We empower Nairobi children living in poverty to transform their lives through education and support, leading to employment.

Ted and Kathy Truscott Match

Ted and Kathy Truscott have agreed to provide a match to the Friends of Ngong Road Annual Appeal for the sixth year in a row. Ted and Kathy first became involved when Ted learned that his colleague and friend from Ameriprise, Paula Meyer, was founding the organization. A few years later, another colleague of Ted’s, Amy Johnson, also joined the board and became heavily involved in setting up a program to provide life transformation for children through education.

Ted and Kathy believe in the power of education to transform lives. They both studied languages abroad and met while in college. Ted said, “Education brings awareness and choice to a person’s life. We support Friends of Ngong Road because lives are being completely transformed and without this program, these kids otherwise wouldn’t have a chance. Paula and the donor’s commitment to the students make us proud partners with Friends of Ngong Road.”

Friends of Ngong Road sponsorships cover the education portion of the program including school fees, uniforms, and books. The Annual Appeal ensures all kids have access to other program elements such as the computer lab, library, caseworker support, and holiday food packets for especially needy families. To learn more about the Annual Appeal or to get more involved, please email Lacey at lacey@ngongroad.org.

Cleats for Kids!-Kate

Kate, a 13-year-old soccer player from Minnetonka MN, for the 2nd year in a row has collected soccer cleats with her summer soccer team to send to our kids in Kenya! Thank you, Kate and team! Soccer (football) is a favorite sport among our kids, and they are excited to receive the shoes!

Asante Sana (Thank You) to LuminFire

We extend a sincere thank you to the LuminFire team for their integral role in launching our amazing new website! Our goal was to create a mobile-friendly, photo-rich site that helps us tell our stories and is easy to maintain. Nick, Michael, and Marty helped us find just the right platform and design–we couldn’t be more excited about it.  You guys truly do create brilliant solutions. Thank you for all your efforts and for being so generous with your time. There’s more to come too–one feature under development that we plan to launch this fall is a login for sponsors that provides access to pictures, assessments, and news about their students. Check out our new website today and stay tuned for more! (and if you ever need help with your own technology, check out LuminFire!)