During our recent training seminar at Olpusimoru Primary, OFDC received a request to include the young girls in the school during the women’s health portion of the training. Passing along this knowledge to the younger generation is essential to ensure the topics discussed can be retained and practiced at a young age. In total, 304 […]
Project Status: Complete Funds Provided By OFDC: $1,086 Funds Provided By The Local Community: $271 Osupuko-Oirobi has requested assistance installing a rainwater catchment as well as fencing in two that have already been installed at their school. The water tank has already been purchased and needs to be transported to the school. Once at the school, […]
Project Status: Complete Funds Provided by OFDC: $1,765 Funds Provided by the Local Community: $441 Lerai Primary School requested assistance constructing 50 desks, 7 tables, 10 chairs, 4 dining tables, and 6 benches. Lerai has a total of 195 enrolled students and 5 teachers. Enrollment has increased by 103 students from last year. During OFDC’s […]
Josephine Rotiken is a student that OFDC sponsored in secondary education. She has accomplished many things and has overcome many obstacles. She truly is an inspiration to all, especially young girls who may share a similar story. OFDC is honored to be involved in this amazing woman’s life. Here is an account of Josephine’s life […]
Project Status: Completed Funds Provided By OFDC: $1,370 Funds Provided By The Local Community: $350 Osupuko-Oirobi requested assistance with the construction of 7 office tables, 7 chairs, 10 early childhood development and education (ECDE) tables, and 20 ECDE benches. Osupuko-Oirboi has an enrollment of 240 students (124 boys, 116 girls) and was in desperate need of more […]
Project Status: Completed Funds Provided By OFDC: $1,605 Funds Provided By The Local Community: $320 Entontol Primary School requested 247 metal book boxes to help students keep their supplies locked up and safe from the elements. Girls can now keep their sanitary napkins clean and dry while attending school. These boxes were constructed using local labor […]
We were driving through the Maasai Mara, the Mara to locals, just after visiting Ole Nkuya Elementary. We came upon a cement structure. I asked our host Patrick what it was. He said it was a public toilet facility the Swiss Government had put in. My dad and I started laughing, thinking it was a […]
Thanks to both the generosity of OFDC supporters and the efforts of parents with children attending Enkaroni Primary, who raised half of the project’s costs, head teachers will now have a home on school grounds, thereby increasing educational opportunities for students. Teachers in Kenya are generally stationed far from their family homes, as is the […]
The Siyiapei river bridge has been completed! Now when the river floods, with the help of the OFDC, Bridging the Gap Africa, and the Olonturoto villagers, children can reach school safely, vendors can get their goods to market, and the sick can get access to the medical attention they need. A celebration was recently held […]
As you may have seen from our Facebook updates, we are really excited about OFDC’s latest endeavor to increase educational opportunities to children living in rural Kenya, specifically to those students attending Ololoiboti Primary and other surrounding schools. Children living in this rural area, which is accessed only by foot or tractor, are unable to […]