I want to share with you a story that most women in my situation did not live long enough to tell. I come from a very humble background. My father was a peasant and my mother a housewife raising her 11 children.
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Construction is finishing up on Mwanzo’s Community Center. We could hardly have chosen a better time to be building than these past couple years! These are difficult times for people in Kenya.
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Scouting, sports, and after-school activities are a central part of life at Mwanzo Wetu Center of Excellence Academy, bringing joy and relaxation to their busy lives and helping students develop as whole human beings. Providing our schoolchildren a space for play is part and parcel of caring holistically for their growth. What a joy!
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As our new Community Center comes into operation, something as seemingly simple as a meeting room will be meeting a dire need.
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Construction is in its final stages for the Mwanzo community center. Right now, workers are installing a ramp, helping make the center accessible for all.
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Executive Director Loyce Ong’udi shares video of her time in Rabuor, Kenya.
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Please receive my Happy and Hope filled Holidays wishes from Kenya even as we are surrounded by never ending news of weather devastations and avoidable violence. My first month in Rabuor went quickly because of the activities of the heart which I focused on since my arrival on October 6th.
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Last month, after months of hard work and preparation, including a Prayer Day and several practice exams, our second class of 8th graders took their National examinations. Their scores will help determine what type of high school they can attend. Can you imagine the pressure for these young people?
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During the school break, staff visited each grade 8 student in their homes. Because many of the parents of the grade 8 students who live far from Rabuor could not raise money to travel to come meet with MWCEA staff, staff organized to travel to them
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The group that became Mwanzo Energetic Proud Farmers came together in December 2012. At that point we did not know what we were going to do or how. We started it from a place of hopelessness.
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Mwanzo staff are joyfully celebrating the installation of gas stoves for the school kitchen, replacing wood-burning stoves. This is an incredible opportunity for a rural school in Kenya, where such amenities are only found in private high schools and colleges in large cities.
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The Mwanzo community is grateful for the opportunity that we received this past year to extend a helping hand to students in need from St. Lawrence Hekima Primary School in Budalangi, a community about 45 miles from Rabuor.
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Earlier this year, a group of 8 boys and 15 girls from the Mwanzo Wetu Center of Excellence Academy went on a journey. They put on their new scouting uniforms recently made by our school tailoring division, took their tents provided by Mwanzo, and made a 10 km journey on the school bus to a scouting training trip!
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Small loans and grants make it possible for businesses to become self-sustaining, allowing people to cover life’s necessities and increasing overall economic activity. For example, Jane Okeyo and Pamela Omondi were able to scale up their businesses after receiving grants. Jane boosted her small kiosk in Kadongo village with extra stock, enabling her to pay her hospital bills for her family.
Read MoreMwanzo is lucky to have 23 dedicated staff members at MWCEA. Here are some highlights of just a few of our teachers.
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On April 3rd, we celebrated the 10th Anniversary of Mwanzo. We reflected on how much Mwanzo has grown and all the continued reason to hope in Rabuor. If you missed the live Zoom presentation, or would like to watch it again, please enjoy the recording.
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Have you ever wondered what Loyce does when she is in Seattle? I used to support Mwanzo based only on what I knew about the work in Rabuor Village. Later I began to understand what it takes to run a nonprofit and make sure that the work in Kenya is grounded on a solid foundation.
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On behalf of the staff, the parents/guardians, and the surrounding communities, please receive our dearest gratitude for the massive work that you have done in order to make sure that our programs are running.
Read MoreIt took me a long time to achieve my career dream after secondary school, due to the fact that my parents could not afford my college fees, since they were also educating other brothers and sisters of mine.
Read MoreBrighter Times are truly happening. With all the negative “stuff” going on in our country and globally, it would be easy to become consumed. I choose to think of Hope and Gratitude.
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