KCEF News
A $50,000 Matching Gift for Vocational Training!
Double your impact with our $50K match for vocational training! Margaret Wangari’s early life was grim, and she could have easily fallen by the wayside. But she survived and vowed to help others...
Save the Date – 20th Anniversary Celebration
Friends, Please save the date of October 1, 2026 to celebrate 20 years of educating and nourishing God’s children in Kenya. More information to come this summer. All the best, Jennifer...
A Reflection from Our Co-Founder
It was a certifiable shack. Here in the United States, it would have been marked for demolition. But in Kenya’s Rift Valley, it was packed with preschoolers. This was my first look at Gentle Bells...
My Journey of Resilience and Hope: A Story from a Graduate
Friends, A few weeks ago we received a surprise letter of thanks from Jane, a former primary student at Gentle Bells, our first partner school. She proceeded to secondary school and then university...
A Note of Thanks from the Students
Friends, It is the beginning of a new school year in Kenya. And what better way to start than by hearing from St. Catherine’s—one of our new partner schools—about the impact KCEF is having in their...
Kijabe Children’s Education Fund Impact Report FY 2025
Strengthen Foundations, Nourish the Future “Joining the KCEF board for me was out of something instilled in me while in high school in Kenya: ‘From those to whom much has been given, much will be...
Gratitude for the Teachers
I remember writing a descriptive essay about my mom for an 8th-grade English class. One late evening, with my pencil in hand, I wrote everything I observed as she sat grading her 4th-grade students’...
A Vision Becomes Reality – An Inside Look At Graduation
I just returned from my 4th trip to Kenya since joining the board of the Kijabe Children’s Education Fund. Challenges for residents of the slums of greater Nairobi have only intensified in that...
Back to School $50,000 Match — Let’s Launch a New Partner School!
Dear KCEF Friends & Partners, My son took a big chance at the start of 10th grade last week. Instead of continuing with soccer, he put forward a request for a sport that had not existed at his...
Idle Days, Risky Paths: School Holidays in the Slums
This month, I (Jane Mwikali) had the joy of hosting my two younger sisters, ages 14 and 17, who are visiting from Switzerland during their school break. Their days have been filled with spending...