Kijana Educational Empowerment Initiative,
a non-profit organization, promotes and cultivates youth empowerment through educational development, cross-cultural dialogue,
and sustainable and environmentally friendly economic growth, among rural Kenyan school communities and American school communities.
We have invested in 25 schools since our inception in 2002-2003. Our most notable investments have been at Mwituha Secondary School, Ebusiloli Secondary and Primary Schools, Ebukuya Primary School, Ebbiba Primary School and Essaba Secondary and Primary Schools. Thousands of students and their families have benefitted directly by our contributions to their school communities.
Please support our Kijana Indiegogo Library Campaign. Go to: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/kijana-lwanda-maktaba-campaign/x/2245093 Or GO TO Indiego.com and put in KIJANA or LWANDA in Keyword today and support it with a contribution of any amount. We reached 100 contributors today. Help us reach 200 by Earth Day- April 22. For $3, we will plant a tree in Kenya ...
We are pleased to announce that we have reached 25% of our goal of $50,000 in the initial phase of our Library/Amphitheater Campaign for Kenyan Schools. Donors have given over $12,500 thus far in the campaign with two weeks to go on the Online Indiegogo Campaign. We have 100 contributors thus far. Please go to ...
We have good news. A generous and longtime supporter of Kijana has agreed to match up to $1000 of new contributions we receive by Friday April 12th if we get 16 new contributions by the end of the day that day. Please give generously and encourage your friends to give as well. Every amount helps ...
On February 26th, we launched a $50,000 fundraising campaign through the website, Indiegogo to raise the money necessary to construct a beautiful new library and amphitheater in Lwanda, Kenya. This building will be the second structure of its kind built by Kijana in Kenya and will help shaped the community for generations. Pleae see our ...
We are proud, honored and grateful to be one of the local non-profits selected for publication in the inaugural publication of Extraordinary Charities of Palm Beach County. Extraordinary Charities was founded this year to highlight the small non-profits of our county that have been working tirelessly and productively to improve our human condition. The organization ...
Four Kenyan University Students were among 150 students from around the world to attend the first World Student Summit for Sustainability held in Africa. The Summit was held in Nairobi November 12-16th. Representing Kijana were John Mulima, Annegracia Kutai, Ivy Nyayieka, and Vane Molly Moraa. 80 Kenyan Students and 70 International Students attended. We will ...
Hurricane Sandy while thankfully not causing much damage here in South Florida, has caused enough uncertainty for tomorrow for us to POSTPONE OUR 10TH ANNUAL KIJANAFEST TO DECEMBER 2ND. We will post more details in the coming weeks. Please mark your calendars and hopefully we will have a beautiful early December Day for the event. ...
You are invited! KIJANAFEST 2012 Come join us as we celebrate 10 years of Kijana’s Annual ‘Cookout for Kenya’ now known as Kijanafest! Featuring Afrojazz music by Positively Africa, delicious ethnic food, raffle prizes and children’s games. Original African art, handmade crafts, accesories,sandals and much more will be on sale at discounted prices. All proceeds ...
Today’s profile is of one of the truly most important people in our organization, Welliminah Kutai. Welliminah is the ‘mother’ of our organization. She is the wife of the late Abel Kutai, the very close friend of Jim Cummings and she has hosted Kijana President Jim Cummings countless times in her home as well as ...