Each year, students finishing 8th grade take the Kenya Comprehensive Primary Exam (KCPE) the results of which determine the caliber of high school they will attend.  Prioritizing success, we dedicate resources to maximize KCPE performance, recognizing its significance in shaping students’ future prospects.

For instance, the initiative motivates 8th graders to engage in focused tutoring, enhancing their readiness for the upcoming examination.

The KCPE is a 500-point exam; the national average in 2013 was 244.

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By Sally Kenney

During my first visits to Kenya, we visited a compound where Masai women could flee to avoid being cut or married off as girls to old men.  On this trip, I wanted to learn more about women’s activism and microenterprises.  As always, I was on the lookout for new birds.  But mostly, I wanted to spend more time with the children I sponsor.

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Naomi Kamanda was the first employee of Ngong Road Children’s Foundation (NRCF), and like all other NRCF employees, she began her work with the organization as a volunteer.

Naomi was born in Nairobi and lived in Kibera (the largest slum in Nairobi) for most of her childhood.   Her mother is a seamstress and her father works in the electronics field, primarily for a company in Tanzania.  She has four brothers and is now 26 years old.

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In 2013, we formed a partnership with an organization in Kenya called Digital Divide Data (DDD).  DDD is an organization in the business of converting hand-written records into digital form.   They also have a social mission – to provide impoverished high school graduates who achieve a C+ or higher the opportunity to get a university education. Marline was our first placement.

Marline – our first placement

In 2013, DDD admitted Marline to their program on a probationary basis for 12 months. After three months, Marline has received a strong performance review and she is now in the final nine months of her probation.

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Mason City Globe Gazette, May 6, 2012, Paula Meyer could have written a check and called it a day. It would have been easier. But Meyer, of rural St. Ansgar, opted to not take the easy route, and today the lives of more than 300 African children have improved as a result. Meyer was the keynote speaker at the annual Star Class event Sunday at North Iowa Area Community College. Read more: http://globegazette.com/news/local/star-class-africa-orphan-benefactor-said-yes-to-making-a/article_8c6166c6-97fb-11e1-8092-0019bb2963f4.html#ixzz1uxa9dVAq