High School STARS: The 11 STARS returned for second term this past Monday to their schools. This was two weeks after the planned 2nd term school openings, due to rains that caused widespread flooding in many areas of Kenya. Some STARS, also, experienced flooding while staying with their guardians/relatives. College STARS: The 3 STARS in […]
Here are key updates on the STARS. Fourteen “Students Transforming Africa Renewing its Society” are in their final years. Three are completing colleges in pharmacy, power engineering and human administration. Eleven are preparing for Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education exams scheduled for Novemeber. Heavy rains with deadly flooding delayed the start of the second term
In the 1990s, Africa faced the devastating impact of HIV/AIDS, leaving behind millions of orphaned children. Witnessing this plight in Kenya while volunteering at an orphanage, Ken Prussner realized that high school-age orphans faced huge challenges in getting an education. How could they thrive when high school was already a luxury for many Kenyans? In
STARS Celebrates 20 Years of “Educating One, Changing Many” to Impact 1000+ Lives Read Post »
Our 19 STARS were supposed to take the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams this month. The KCSE is the cumulative, national examination that determines if a student graduates from high school and what further education opportunities are available to them. (Learn more about the KCSE and what it’s like for STARS to go
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On March 18, 2020 the Kenyan Ministry of Education closed schools to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in Kenya. This decision came 3 ½ weeks before the end of the first term of the 2020 school year. At the time this was posted, the government has not announced a projected date to reopen schools.
The Coronavirus Challenge: How STARS Children Africa Is Responding Read Post »
I recently returned from my 13th trip to Kenya. I was in Miwani, Western Kenya. That’s where our local partner, the Miwani Community Based Organization (MCBO) led by St Luke’s Pastor Joshua Atieno Auka, and the high school STARS are based. During my 10 days there, we conducted leadership development sessions with the STARS. I
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