Jitegemee Children's Program

Sustainability through Education

A Conversation with Jitegemee – Looking Forward

Over the past few years, our students and their families in Machakos, Kenya have been navigating challenges that were compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic. On May 13, 2023 Jennifer Katiwa (Director), Joshua Muema (School Support Manager), and Veronicah Kioko (Economic Empowerment Officer) shared their perspectives about how we have not just survived these challenging times, but how our children and families have shown extraordinary resilience and are thriving. In the video below, you will … [Read more...]

Girls in Tech: Partnering with AkiraChix

Congratulations to Faith and Catherine - our girls-in-tech graduates! Last year, Faith and Catherine, two students in our Youth Hub, started their journey at AkiraChix #CodeHive2022 to pursue their goal of becoming Software Engineers. Codehive is a one-year fully sponsored residential hands-on technical training program run by AkiraChix. It provides education and economic opportunities to young women between 18 and 24 years from underserved communities who have completed high school education … [Read more...]

Tubonge – Healthy Conversations and Soccer

I didn't know there are such good people in our community who would still be seated here at this late hour, discussing how to empower the youth of Machakos. God bless you, Jitegemee! - Mr Anthony Makau (Executive Committee Chair, Football Kenya Federation) during a debrief at Jitegemee Children's Program campus following the Tubonge Soccer Tournament On Sunday, November 13, 2022, Jitegemee hosted a Tubonge Soccer Tournament at Scott Christian University Stadium, which brought together … [Read more...]

A Jitegemee Family Day with a Difference

We had such a wonderful Jitegemee Family Day on 7 July, 2022! Starting from Mutisya Gardens, our students, graduates, caregivers, board members, staff, and friends marched behind a loud brass band through the streets of Machakos letting the world know who we are, what we do, and how proud we are of our graduates! This was an extra special day, as we unveiled the Farah Stockman Vocational Classroom, named after our founder. During the past year, Farah transitioned off the Executive Board in … [Read more...]

A Mechanic in Training – Ann’s Story

"Winning is about identifying a gap, then approaching it as an opportunity rather than an obstacle," says Ann as we meet her in the motor vehicle workshop. Ann is a student in our Vocational 16 class. She and 25 of her peers recently visited booths at Mutisya Technical Training Institute to learn more about choosing a trade to pursue. While Ann has always had a passion for cars, she thought she would choose another trade as she was not sure young women could become mechanics. But her visit … [Read more...]

Jitegemee Youth Hub – Hope & Entrepreneurship

"Nilipoingia Jitegemee, nilianza kufeel ni kama niko home, watu wanakukubali bila kuangalia umetoka wapi." (When I got into Jitegemee, I started feeling at home, with people who accept you without looking at your background)," - Alex, a 21 year-old Youth Hub student Alex is one of Jitegemee's Youth Hub students, and has been participating in Jitegemee's entrepreneurship and life-skills training program. He tells us that being part of the program has changed his outlook in life. Coming from a … [Read more...]

Miriam’s Story – Paying it Forward

Miriam Mutindi, 26, has fond memories of growing up in Machakos, Central Kenya, especially accompanying her mother, who would sell newspapers at the Machakos town law courts and Garden Hotel. “When I was growing up I wanted to be a magistrate, I admired the way they looked when I would see them buy newspapers in the morning from us,” Miriam recalls. Miriam and her elder sister were raised solely by their driven mother, who worked her hardest to ensure they had the best.  But it was … [Read more...]

2020 Annual Report

Despite the extraordinary challenges of last year, we are so pleased to also share our progress and successes in our 2020 Annual Report. … [Read more...]

Recent Posts