As you receive this letter, our team sends you greetings from Kenya, where we are sharing with our partner schools the joy we experienced at KCEF’s 20th Anniversary celebration on October 1st. We structured the evening into three parts: The Beginning, The Present, and the Future and celebrated with over 210 friends. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so please enjoy these photographs from the evening, along with the highlight reel. Please view the video here.
The Beginning
We honored our founders through a moving ceremony led by board member, Dexter Mulandi. Please take time to view and share this incredible legacy video of KCEF that highlights all the good God has done through KCEF, since Nancy Mering’s very first visit to Kenya.
The Present
We heard about the power of partnership from our Kenyan director, Jane Mwikali, with video greetings from the founding partner, Esther Waweru of Gentle Bells, and Pastor Boniface Gathuo, whose team founded the meals program and vocational school in Kiandutu.
The Future
We gave thanks through the music of Daniel and Esther Chikhwaza; cast vision through our executive director, Jennifer Jukanovich, and were inspired by our board chair, Jud Reis, about the work our newest partner, Red Hill Education Centre, is doing with children from the Dandora landfill in Nairobi. I encourage you to watch this video about Red Hill.
We had a fundraising goal of $100,000 and surpassed it bringing in over $150,000! When I began at KCEF in March 2025, we only had four people giving monthly. At the end of our event last week, we now have over 30 people serving as monthly donors. This helps us significantly with our sustainability. If this interests you, you can set up a recurring payment here. We can’t wait to show you the impact your generosity is having on Red Hill Education Centre and all of our partners. Follow along on Facebook to receive daily reports from our trip to Kenya.
On behalf of the nearly 4,000 children and youth impacted by your generosity, we thank you.
Asante sana. Mungu aku bariki. Thank you and may God bless you.
All the best,
Jennifer M. Jukanovich, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Kijabe Children’s Educational Fund