Local Partner: Kipkeino School

Local Partner Director: Mrs. Vimala Sebastian, Administrator 

Area Served: Serving primary school-aged children from all over Kenya at the school located in Eldoret, Kenya.

Program Goal: To provide an exceptional education and educational opportunities to Kenyan children.

Program Services Provided: Full service primary school facility offering boarding facilities, extracurricular activities, physical education, Vo-tech and agricultural opportunities and nursery school services for the Lewa Children's Home pre-school age children.

Number of Program Beneficiaries: 288 total students, including 23 students from the Lewa Children's Home and 11 sponsored children from the local community.       

Current Needs: Funding to construct a secondary school to provide higher level education opportunities for children from the Lewa Children's Home, as well as for children in surrounding communities. A secondary school would also provide Kipkeino students with the opportunity to continue their education beyond Kipkeino's walls and well into high school, a truly remarkable opportunity for Kenyan children!                       

Program Summary:
The Kipkeino School is the culmination of a lifelong dream for Phyllis Keino. Since January 1999, the school has provided a quality primary school education to hundreds of students from the Eldoret highlands in western Kenya. In December 2005, the school ranked #1 in the District out of 400 primary schools for the Kenya Certificate of Education Exam for Grade 8 students. All Kipkeino School students who sat for the exam passed and were called to placements in secondary school.

The Kipkeino School is providing a quality education and first class facilities to the orphans from the Lewa Children's Home and many other deserving children. More than just top-notch education, the school provides employment to 15 teachers and 37 non-teaching staff from the local region, contributing to the local economy. Bread and Water for Africa^® provided critical funds for school construction and for supplemental equipment, supplies and materials such as computers, library books and musical instruments.

Most recently, Bread and Water for Africa^® provided the funding, thanks to the generosity of our kind supporters, for the installation and set-up of 17 network computers at the school.  These computers boast potential for many educational projects and for the expansion of the students' worldview. Check back in the fall to see what the upcoming school year has in store for the Kipkeino students!