KCEF News
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...
Partnerships that Provide Hope and a Future
In just three weeks, our family will move our middle daughter into her first year of college. A week later my eldest will be back on her campus, and our son will start his sophomore year of high...
Connecting Circuits and Character – Reflections on my Visit to Kenya
An old Sara Groves song has been playing over and over in my mind since I returned from Kenya two weeks ago: I saw what I saw and I can’t forget it I heard what I heard and I can’t go back I know...
Dr. Jennifer Jukanovich Hired as new Executive Director
Dear Friends of Kijabe Children’s Education Fund, We are pleased to announce that Dr. Jennifer Jukanovich has been selected as our very first Executive Director. Her appointment has been made...
A Look Back at 2024 and Double Your Impact With Our Matching Grant!
Dear Friends and Partners of KCEF: We write to you at this holiday season to give thanks for you and for what we have accomplished together in 2024. It is not an exaggeration to say that your...
From Devastation to Rebirth
By Jud Reis, Vice Chair KCEF Board I’ve just returned from my third trip in the last two years to visit the schools we support in Nairobi. I’ve become almost accustomed to the significant day to day...
Hard times…but good times…in Kenya
by Craig Hammon, KCEF Board Chair As summer ends and a new academic year begins here, I wanted to reaffirm what a difference your prayers and support are making for our children in Kenya, where it...