We are thrilled to share all our good news from 2018! Please take a look at our recently-published 2018 Annual Report for all our updates, activities, successes, and financial reporting from last year. … [Read more...]
Vocational Students Attend Biggest Skills Show in Kenya
In February 2019, our Vocational students traveled to Nairobi to attend Kenya's biggest skills show - Hands on the Future Kenya Skills Show 2019 - which was attended by over 20,000 young people from across the country. The theme of the show was #JijengeNaSkills (Build yourself through skills) - a vision we subscribe to here at Jitegemee. Our students were thrilled to learn from the hundreds of exhibitors about the vocational, technical, entrepreneurship and life-skills training opportunities … [Read more...]
Jitegemee’s Growing Team
Jitegemee has seen some rapid growth and changes over the past year or two, and that includes a number of additions to our wonderful staff team. We'd like to introduce some of the amazing people who have joined us during the past few years, and let you know more about the great work they are doing! Jennifer Katiwa is Jitegemee’s Country Director and took over this leadership role in January 2018. Jennifer joined us after working for Windle Trust for more than seven years in Dadaab … [Read more...]
Look who’s moving on in 2019!
Last year was a big one for so many of our students and parents who took their education and self-empowerment to the next level! The end of primary school marks an important point in the academic careers of many Kenyan students. At the end of the school year, students take the pivotal Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exam. With help from study materials distributed by Jitegemee, all of our 15 exam candidates passed their tests. And 9 out of 15 Jitegemee Class 8 students received … [Read more...]
Such Wonder – A Field Trip to Lake Nakuru
In October 2018, students from our 14th Vocational Program class left Machakos for their first field trip. They headed to Lake Nakuru National Park on the annual field trip, but it wouldn’t be just the animals and beautiful landscapes that amazed them. Students gathered at the Huduma Center bus station in Machakos Town hours before the bus even arrived. The sun had not even risen, but the students were not going to miss a chance to see more of their country. As soon as the bus left town, … [Read more...]
Dennis’s #JitegemeeDream is to build his mum a home
In 2017, we launched our #JitegemeeDream series, an online visual storytelling initiative that we are continuing and expanding in 2018. Working with Zimbabwean photojournalist, Fungai Tichawangana, our high school students took photos, videos, and wrote stories about their lives and their dreams for a brighter future. Here is Dennis’s story: My name is Dennis Mutuku, I just started college this year against all odds. My Jitegemee Dream is to help my mother build a good house and to help my … [Read more...]
Jitegemee 2017 Annual Report
We are delighted to publish our full 2017 Annual Report, including our financials and thank you to our donors. Please click through below to read more about all our successes and updates from last year. … [Read more...]
Muthina’s #JitegemeeDream
In 2017, we launched our #JitegemeeDream series, an online visual storytelling initiative that we are continuing and expanding in 2018. Working with Zimbabwean photojournalist, Fungai Tichawangana, our high school students took photos, videos, and wrote stories about their lives and their dreams for a brighter future. Here is Muthina’s story: "My name is Muthina. My #JitegemeeDream is to become a doctor. I am 14 years old and am in Form One at St. Lawrence Girls' School. My favorite … [Read more...]
First-time celebration for Jitegemee University Graduate
“Today is the first day I am celebrating an event in my entire life. I have never celebrated any event in my life; not even a birthday,†John Kiluma told Jitegemee staff at his graduation from Cooperative University of Kenya on 1 December, 2017. John joined Jitegemee in 2009 when he was in Class 8, and it was soon clear he was a hard-working, bright student. He progressed to Machakos Boys High School and after achieving excellent results in his K.C.S.E. (GED-equivalent) exams, he progressed … [Read more...]
#JitegemeeDream – Our students’ hopes for a better life
The children of Jitegemee would like to take you on a journey; a journey into their homes, their past, their realities, and their dreams for a brighter future. Join us for their #JitegemeeDream, a multimedia journey that will show you the reality of their daily struggles, but will also remind you what it's like to be a child again and inspire you to keep pushing for your own dreams. Over the next few weeks, we will be introducing you to our secondary school students. Then, from the beginning … [Read more...]
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