As you may have read, our Nairobi Seed of Hope Centre recently launched its first program for boys. Known as “Clayton’s Mechanics – Engineering Brighter Futures” the project has already recruited the first nine students and a teacher who will focus on vocational skills while the existing Seed of Hope staff will help students with business skills and life skills. As this new project starts out, we thought it would be interesting to share the stories and thoughts of some of the people involved.
News articles about Education
Meet the Mechanics
Posted on December 15th, 2011 by Kirsty
Education and Football in Kibera
Posted on December 9th, 2011 by Kirsty
The last few months have been very busy for Kibera Mpira Mtaani in terms of both football and education.
The after school education program tutored around sixty students for their KCPE (Kenya Certificate of Primary Education) exams which are sat at the end of their eighth year of primary education. These are the arguably the most important exams that students in Kenya will sit as they determine whether or not they will be offered a place at secondary school and which level of school they will go to – National, Provincial, District. Read the full article »
Kariti Seed of Hope Graduation 2011
Posted on November 8th, 2011 by Kirsty
Friday 4th November saw the celebration of the fifth graduation at our Seed of Hope centre in Kariti, Murang’a. The staff and students went all out to ensure the event was a great success and the second year students were given a good send off as they head out to set up their Roots businesses.
Kandara School Wins Award
Posted on October 29th, 2011 by Kirsty
On “Education Day 2011”, Kandara Children’s Home School was named by Kandara District Education Board as the third best Early Childhood Development (ECD) Unit in Kandara District. Competition was tough with over 200 units in the area being considered, including both public and private schools. The assessment was based on academic performance, presentation and overall performance.
Engineering Brighter Futures For Boys
Posted on October 15th, 2011 by Kirsty
Seed of Hope has been giving disadvantaged girls dignity, hope and opportunity since 2002. Over the years, the program has evolved and spread throughout Kenya with four centres now in operation and over four hundred graduates in employment or self-employment.
October 2011 sees the start of an exciting new chapter for Seed of Hope as it opens its doors to boys for the first time. This is a very special project as there is a story behind how it came to life.
Seed of Hope Success
Posted on August 2nd, 2011 by Kirsty
Lucy Nduta is 21 years old and a graduate of Seed of Hope, Nairobi. She graduated in 2009 and is now running her own business producing mats which she sells in her local community. We thought it was important for people to see that long term solutions to poverty have an important role to play so we caught up with Lucy and asked her about her experience at Seed of Hope and how it has impacted her life.
Day Of The African Child
Posted on June 16th, 2011 by Kirsty
June 16th marks the annual Day of the African Child. This year, the focus is on raising awareness of street children. Although Vision Africa does not deal specifically with street children, some of the projects we work with have given shelter to children who have been living on the streets.