Empower, Engage, Educate in Rural Kenya!

We are thrilled to share that Kenya Connect has a new mission, vision and strategic plan and a brand new website! After a year-long multi-faceted planning process by the NGO and Non-profit boards, senior leadership and staff, we are excited to share our new look, vision and mission. The strategic plan will guide our work as we prepare students for the 21st century.

In a nutshell, Kenya Connect’s vision is an empowered rural community that learns, grows and thrives together. We accomplish this through working with 18,000 students, 500 teachers and parents at 71 partner government schools. Our mission is to ensure rural children leave education with options by developing the skills, values and pathways to thrive. Our locally led team accomplishes the mission through programs in six focus areas: ensuring that students are staying In-school; offering teacher professional development so they can provide Quality Education; providing access to books and programs promoting Literacy for learners, teachers and parents; offering a robust array of Technology programs to bridge the digital divide, creating Empowerment programs to nurture confident learners and keep them safe; and ensuring that all our programs lead to creating Pathways. Simply put, we are working to provide children with options.

We invite you to visit our dynamic website to learn more about our work and the six focus areas. We also encourage you to watch our new Kenya Connect Video! You can read stories and testimonials about our work, learn about our theory of change and see how you can get involved.

As a GlobalGiving donor, we want to thank you for your generous support and friendship! We would love to hear what you think of our new look!

It was all celebrations for World Read Aloud Day!

7673 students from 45 partner schools and 423 teachers celebrated  World Read Aloud Day (WRAD). In advance of the WRAD Celebration held on February 5, Librarian Esther and the Literacy Team conducted a Read Aloud workshop for 45 teachers. Through engaging activities, teachers learned about the importance of reading aloud and how to effectively read a story to students. It was all smiles as they created materials for the events and practiced reading.

On World Read Aloud Day students donned colorful crowns and carried posters celebrating reading and WRAD. Teacher Samuel from Muusini shared, "We had a great time celebrating WRAD as a school." Teacher Margaret at Mang'olota PS commented, "It was my first time to celebrate WRAD!! It was so good, engaging and exciting for our students. We are thrilled that the day marked the start of library days at our school and our learners will be getting books that will boost their reading skills and improve literacy levels. 

 Literacy is one of Kenya Connect's six focus areas we are working to build a village of readers through our multi-pronged approach! We are grateful to our partnership with LitWorld who is the leader in celebrating WRAD!

We are also excited that since the start of the new school year, our library team has held three reading mobilization events with parents and enrolled 295 new library card holders! 

As a donor to GlobalGiving, you are helping us to improve literacy for vulnerable children in rural Kenya. Global NGOs like ours need your support more than ever. Thank you for supporting education for over 18,000 students at our 71 partner schools.

As a donor to GlobalGiving, you are helping us to improve literacy for vulnerable children in rural Kenya. Global NGOs like ours need your support more than ever. Thank you for supporting education for over 18,000 students at our 71 partner schools.