Kenya

Together for Kenya's geographic focus is in the Kawaida area near Nairobi. There, our local partner, All Saints Anglican Church, uses the funds we supply to help eighth grade students prepare for their national KCPE (Kenya Certificate of Primary Education) exams,...

A Christ & St. Luke’s Episcopal Mission Journey to Kenya will provide participants a broader understanding of what it is to be a Christian. Most of us have elected to travel to gain new experiences, to earn long-needed rest, to be pampered, and to immerse...

In 2020 Together for Kenya began to identify and assist Kenyan children who were unable to attend school because of economics, social or health issues. Meet Alvin… Alvin lives with his single mom. They are considered the poorest of the poor and exist on occasional...

Most Kenyan adults enter old age after a lifetime of poverty and deprivation, poor access to healthcare and a diet that is usually inadequate in quantity and quality. Nutritional interventions are primarily directed towards infants, young children and mothers. Kawaida...

Children can learn through art. As children draw and paint they are learning about their world (colors, shapes and sizes of objects.) Art lets children make choices. Several years ago Kate and I challenged several young Kenyan children to explore their world through...

In Biblical times the Acacia tree was known for it’s beauty and was used to build the Ark of the Covenant… the reminder of God’s presence. Yet in Mutomo Kenya this exotic tree is known for something else… charcoal. Yes, it is a source of the finest charcoal. Several...

Kenyan hospitals are grappling with a record of critical-care patients stretching a system that was inadequate even before the outbreak of COVID-19. Nazareth Hospital is not an exception. Many beds and medical equipment at Nazareth Hospital are well used and over...

Early childhood education is an essential component of development, helping children form cognitive and language skills as well as social and emotional competency. In Africa, only one quarter of the children attend some form of early childhood education. Kenya’s...

Together for Kenya is a relational outreach mission. We have numerous opportunities to meet and to know men, women and children from Kenya. Several years ago Kate and I visited the compound of Grigori Ejau and his wife. This senior couple were caregivers of their...

Water and education… they seem unrelated, but they go hand in hand. One out of three schools around the world do not have access to water. In the rural community of Gatano Kenya our water project provided a rainwater collection system which improved proper sanitation…...

The treatment of HIV/AIDS with medication is called antiretroviral therapy (ART) and is recommended for everyone who is HIV+. The medicine does not cure HIV infections but it does make it a manageable chronic condition.  Although ART therapy can be very routine for...

We live in a time of unprecedented global challenges which seem so daunting and complex that it is easy to feel helpless and lose hope. Some defining challenges are alleviating food and financial insecurities. In Mutomo Kenya teens have started a project to raise...

Counseling and treatment for Speech and Language disorders (S.L.) is practically non existent in Kenya. Disabilities are often cultural taboos, especially in rural areas, where children and adults are hidden from neighbors and families. Yet the last team of Together...

Most parents in the Kiambu area of Nairobi are in a cycle of poverty and struggle to find available healthcare for their children. Education is often disrupted by children too ill to attend school. In the past several years Together for Kenya has helped over 235...

Give Kenya children… a chance to learn! Imagine this classroom… one teacher, eighty children many standing without desks… all crowded into a single classroom! In every culture teachers and students would agree this is a “difficult situation” for learning. Together for...