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News Jul 29, 2015

Ngong Road Roast coffee returns!

We have had many requests for Friends of Ngong Road Kenya coffee and will be offering it for...

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News Feb 20, 2015

Executive Volunteers Bring Professional Moxie to Nonprofits

Back in 2006, when she was 52 years old, financial services executive Paula Meyer read a book that...

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News Jan 28, 2015

2015 Winter Letter from Paula

As I write this note, I am just about to leave for my 14th trip to Kenya since...

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News Jan 28, 2015

Our KCPE Scores Are High!

Each year, students finishing 8th grade in Kenya take the Kenya Comprehensive Primary Exam (KCPE), a nationwide exam...

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News Jan 28, 2015

Post-Secondary Program Finalized


In 2014, our program had 37 students finish high school.  They all took Kenya Comprehensive Secondary Exams (KCSE)...

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News Jan 28, 2015

Students Sponsored by Our Program Outperform Kenyan Averages

We continue to measure the performance of the children in our program.  The Kenyan education system is focused...

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News Jan 28, 2015

2014 Annual Appeal Campaign Raised Over $110,000

The results are in and they are truly spectacular! In addition to the $40,000 Truscott grant, we raised...

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News Jan 28, 2015

Meet Joy Obiya, Our New Post-Secondary Department Leader

Joy Obiya is a post-secondary case worker at NRCF. She joined the organization in November 2014. Her work...

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News Jan 28, 2015

Volunteers For August 2015 Camp

Camp 2015 Volunteer Travel Grant Emily Gleason and Turner Cobden will be providing a $1000 partial travel grant...

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News Jan 28, 2015

Letter From Nairobi – NRCF 2015

Dear Friends, This has been a busy time here in Nairobi at Ngong Road Children’s Foundation (NRCF). A...

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News Jan 28, 2015

Notes from Paula-Visit to Nairobi

Hello all – It’s been busy here in Nairobi!  To describe the atmosphere in our office as chaotic...

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News Oct 28, 2014

Letter from Paula-2014

As the school year kicks off around the U.S. in 2014., the tempo of activity picks up for...

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