”Five years ago I visited the KCE-centre together with Karina, and I was so impressed by the activities there and the dedicated work of the staff. It made me immediately decide to support the center as a monthly sponsor!
This year, 2017, I had the opportunity to spend a couple of days at the centre again, and I got to know the staff and the children a little bit better. The centre has now grown bigger, more kids are coming every day and more teachers are working there.
After that I was asked to be a deputy member of the board, which I gladly accepted, and my wish is that the KCE- centre can remain and develop even more in the future! ”
January report from Emma
The year 2017 started on well and very busy with students reporting to their school
s and five girls joining Kenswed High school in Rongai and we are very greatful for the support that we received during the whole process from searching of school, interviews and admission.
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We are praying for a great year for all our students and hope they will all perform well with the introduction of the new school curriculum that was introduced by the government from the 8-4-4 system.
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We have had few challenges with the new students who went to Kenswed and one of the droped and went back to her former school. This was a case of indiscipline because her reasons are not concrete for the action she did. The other four I had a meeting with them on Monday 6th Feb and later with the headteacher. One of them want to go back to day school but at the same school which I explained to her the challenges of commuting daily from Kibera to Ngong and the costs implication on the parents side as KCE will not be responsible for the expenses. I hope she will change her mind on that as the principal promised to talk to her.
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Here in Kenya its very hot and dry and some places are experiencing drought. We are praying for rain and some areas have started receiving rains though in very small quantity. We have power and water rationing due to the condition and things are very turf. There is also the election campaign fever and we are praying for peaceful election in August unlike the past .
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We are excited to have Karina, Marta and Eva visiting us and also the students at Kenswed. We had a meeting with them on 4th of February which was a great meeting.
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/Emma Marichu
Best wishes from kids and parents via Emma Marichu
Dear All,
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I hope you are well, we are fine and looking forward to Christmas
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we had our annual party on the 15th of December and it was so great, the children had lots of Fun. we also distributed food packages to the families of the sponsored children and they were grateful.
Here are some of the pictures that we took during the great party ?
From everyone at KCE We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy 2017 full of Gods blessings. Looking forward to a brighter 2017
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Kind regards
Emma Marichu
Letter from staffmember Emma
We are fine and thanking God for the rains after a long time. As we come to the closure of the year the kids are looking forward to the annual party that we do for them, they are so excited and talking bout it every day. This year our school calendar was changed by the education ministry and schools closed the first week of November hence we have had a good turn up of the kids everyday and we have been keeping them busy at the centre. This year we dint have students in Primary school seating for their final primary exam, so we will not have any student joining form one next year. In high school we have five students who are currently doing their final exam which will end on 2nd of December and we are praying and hoping that they will do their very best.
Due to the change of the calendar schools will reopen early the first week of January.
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In Kenya currently the political climate is so high since we shall not have election in December as the norm but in August so the campaigns have already started and we are praying that they shall be peaceful and we request you pray for us so that we do not go the 2007 way. Currently we are experiencing drought in some part of the county like Kilifi where deaths have been reported but we thank God for the rains that just started and we hope that it continues to rain as the cost of food has already gone up. but we pray that all shall be well.
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Thank you for your continued support and i shall send more updates after the party with Pictures of the party as well and hope to get pictures of snow as well to share with the kids during the partyEmma
Summer letter
Hi kce,I hope you are well and enjoying your summer. we are all fine and looking forward to closing of schools in a weeks time, where we will have a bigger group attending center activities. the activities having been going on well and experiencing growth every weekend as we are involving them in more activities on Saturdays and also due to the games you brought us. So far we have thirty three new kids attending where we hope to have more during the two weeks school recess.[separator]Second term has been full of challenges in our boarding schools here in Kenya, as we have been experiencing alot of school unrest where by students have been burning school as a way of expressing there grievances. So far 74 schools have been burnt down by students which is so sad, we are thanking God as non of our students schools have experienced such challenges and we are hopping that we shall not have any, though today we were informed that Ruthimitu form four students were sent home after they refused to sit for there annual mock exam claiming that the exams were hard, the principal of the school sent them home to avoid incitement of the other students which might have resulted to the same unrest being experienced in other schools.[separator]Kind regardsEmma Marichu
May letter
Hi,I hope you are well and enjoying the cool climate there. We are well and enjoying our winter 😉 hahahaha
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We are experience lots of rain which is a blessing but its causing havoc in some areas at the moment we have our winter come summer hahaha, very cold and hot at the same time so confused 😉 . On the sad part this month has been experiencing black Mondays which i guess you have read or watched in the news with opposition demonstrating on the streets every Mondays to have the IEBC removed due to lack of confidence with the electrole body. this monday was the worst as Kibera was a no go zone after protesters burned tires on the road and stole from people. but all in all we thank God for we are safe and no one in KCE was caught in between.
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We have also good news from our rugby team which worn a shied for the first time and we produced the top player in the world 😉 Injera after breaking world record on trials hit. hahahaha not everything is black after all.Looking forward to sending more positive updates.
—Kind regardsEmma Marichu
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Dance
Hi,
We are all well and the kids are home enjoying the holidays. They closed school and doing other activities including playing with the games you at KCE board brought with you. Schools will be opened 3rd of May.
Photos of dancing. They are doing as well during this holiday.
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Kind regards
Emma Marichu
Dominic say thank you for the visit and the support
Thank you very much for coming to spend with our kids and to see our work,it was really a great pleasure meeting you.We are happy to welcome you to kibera children education family.We appreciate your interest in the growth of the organization and thanks for the gifts you brought to our organization and children.
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There are many things we can do, but to embrace people we need the heart with,full of love and compassionate.This is what you have done during your visits to kibera.You have embraced kibera children education and given each one of us your whole hearted service.We appreciate you for everything.We don’t say goodbye because you will always be with us in our thoughts and in our daily prayer.THANK YOU Come again.This is your second home and Family.Asante sana Marafiki !!!
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Home
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If home is where the heart is, then home must be a place we all can share.
Because even with our differences our hearts are much the same.
Because where the heart is we can live together there.
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Where there is laughter ringing.
Someone smiling someone singing
We can live together there then love will be our home.
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When there are children playing,where a tender heart is beating.
We can live together there then love will be our home.
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KIBERA CHILDREN EDUCATION Remains to be our home of love.
Thanks our kibera children education family!!!!
Hello from Kenya
After a very long holidays all of us are back at work happy and more energized than ever to serve our children and ensure that we make a difference in our society.
In this year 2016 we shall continue to believe on our aspirations,having gone through the same experience from all the hardships in life,no food,no good family ties and now back in the community making a better place for the children and painting a new picture and appreciating the fact that change starts from our hearts.