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Friends of Kenya School and Wildlife supports people-centered community development in rural Kenyan communities. Currently, projects in eight communities focus on economic empowerment, improved access to quality education, improved food and livelihood security, improved community health, human rights and social dignity, improved information access and exchange, and improved management of the environment and enhanced biodiversity.

FKSW works with villagers and professionals alike to forge creative solutions to challenging problems. It has been responsible for marked development in the communities it serves and has received significant praise from the persons it has positively affected.

Although initially focused on nursery and primary education, FKSW has expanded its activities to address identified needs within a more holistic framework. Using the United Nations Millennium Development Goals as a guideline for involvement in participatory community development, FKSW supports projects in rural communities in Kenya with emphasis on the following areas: eradicating extreme poverty and hunger, achieving universal primary school education, promoting gender equality and empowering women, reducing child mortality, combating malaria, HIV/AIDS and other diseases, and ensuring environmental sustainability. FKSW also brings groups of visitors to Kenya to increase awareness of the culture, diversity and opportunities for humanitarian support.

Over the past 5 years, FKSW has participated in projects in eight rural communities. FKSW support has included but is not limited to: the construction of 4 nursery schools, 4 community toilets, construction of 3 school kitchens for the implementation of school lunch program, teacher training for one nursery school teacher, partial teacher salary for 5 nursery school teachers, school materials and supplies for 5 nursery schools, the ongoing provision of scholarships for 106 students to attend primary school, including one student who attends a school for the hearing impaired, training of primary students at 6 schools to establish and maintain school gardens and learn about food and farming, installation of a community water filter on Kokwa Island at Lake Baringo, for the removal of bacteria and excessive amounts of fluoride which causes skeletal and dental fluorosis, plus many, many other projects.

In January, 2009, FKSW expanded its reach and capacity to effect positive change by signing a memorandum of agreement for participation with the Molo-based NGO NECOFA. Together the two organizations are able to serve more needy persons and enhance the quality of life in a greater number of communities.

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AFFILIATE COMMUNITY

  • Houses at Kripare

  • Celebration at Kokwa

  • Medical Camp

  • Scholarship Recipient

  • Joshua with the chickens at Michinda

  • Boatmen

  • Jordan Volunteering at Kripare Nursery School

  • Students Seek Boarding School Scholarships

  • Tuinuane Nursery School Students

  • John Munene

  • Karangathi Njoroge

  • Kokwa Women's Sewing Group

  • Utugi Self Help Group

  • Women at Kachuru

Latest Projects

Skills Training for Weaving | KENYA
We would like to start a year-long training program for the men and women in 4 self-help groups to learn and improve their skills in knitting, spinning, weaving and dyeing. ...
Cost: $924  To Go: $924  
Medical Camp at Kokwa Island | KENYA
FKSW helped sponsor a medical camp for the impoverished villagers of Kokwa Island, at which 39 Kenyan medical professionals volunteered their services for an entire day to conduct ...
Cost: $850  To Go: $850  
Chicken Coop Construction | KENYA
FKSW supports a school garden initiative at Michinda Primary School in Molo, Kenya. The initiative’s purpose is to teach children about food, agriculture and the environment. Amo...
Cost: $970  To Go: $570  
Boarding School Scholarship | KENYA
This one-year scholarship will cover room and board for a girl at Kokwa Primary School at Lake Baringo. ...
Cost: $125  To Go: $125  
Baseline Survey for Campaign to Save the Molo River | KENYA
The baseline survey for Molo River focuses on addressing the need for up to date information regarding environmental and livelihood issues within the river catchment, assessment on...
Cost: $5,000  To Go: $5,000  

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  • Location: KENYA / Southern Africa
  • Language(s): English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages
  • Currency: Schilling
  • Religion(s): Protestantism; Roman Catholicism; Islam; indigenous beliefs
  • GDP per capita: USA: $47,400 | KENYA: $1,600

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