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2019 Summer Team Recruitment

Last year the Summer Team has piloted Solar Energy installations, Girl Friendly Toilet schemes, IT conferences and menstrual cups. As our model evolves, the need for a strong and dedicated Summer Team is paramount. We have recruited a fantastic bunch of PWs and they can't wait to get to know who will be their leaders and support over the summer. Will it be you?

Technology for Learning Crowdfunding

We are participating in Global Giving's Little By Little campaign. Until Saturday, new recurring donations will be DOUBLED and one-off donations matched 60%, while funds last. Electricity, the internet, projectors and smartphones have created new and exciting opportunities to improve learning, but students in rural schools in Kenya and Uganda are left behind due to limited facilities, resources and training.

Kakamega Period Party

On the 14th of August, Kakamega Central House saw its first ever Period Party. I had been researching […]

Organisation is Key

The issue faced by St Mary’s was not predominantly a lack of resources (although, of course, both the library and laboratory are still in need of more resources), but rather an inefficient use of what the school already had at its disposal. Through the use of shelving over boxes for storage, resources are now stored in the open rather than out of sight. This facilitates easier access to resources and students can make more of what their school has to offer them.

Is it truly the ‘Death of the Boy Child’ ?

Prior to arriving in Kenya my understanding of gender within Kenyan society was simplistic to say the least; having viewed Kenya as a country still under development, I presumed that gender parity would be a distant reality and that women in the country would face an uphill battle in achieving gender equality. This impression was only compounded by some of the advice I came across before traveling, advising girls to cover their shoulders and recommending they wear skirts instead of trousers.