KCEF News
When Teachers Grow, Children Thrive: The Story of Gospel Victory Academy
My son, Nathanael, began his junior year of high school this week. He doesn’t need me the same way he needed me in elementary school. And that is a good thing. But what he does need now, just as he...
One Life Changed and an Entire School Impacted
Dear Friends, There’s a number that stays with me whenever I think about the Kiandutu neighborhood of Thika, Kenya. For every 100 children who begin secondary school there, as many as 60 to 70 do...
Celebrating 20 Years and a New School Partner
Reflecting on God's invitation to witness His work among us. Hanging in our living room is a print of Rublev’s beautiful Icon of the Trinity that I purchased from an Orthodox church in Russia twenty...
Changing Lives One Meal at a Time
Dear Friends, Your generosity is transforming the lives of many children who were once too listless and hungry to attend school. Now, when I visit our partner schools in Kenya, I see children who...
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...