This summer, our Kenya team welcomed our biggest programme to date, with our volunteers completing over 33,950 hours of volunteering at our partner schools in Nakuru.
West End Academy
This summer, volunteers continued to develop the learning environment at West End after a two-storey permanent classroom was built last year. They installed ceilings in five of the classrooms. They painted the boards and then helped to fix them alongside fundis (local builders). They helped to tile one classroom floor, funded the electrical wiring for the classrooms and painted the inside. Volunteers also built three desks for the teachers.
Volunteers also helped fix the firewood stand, which stores the wood used to cook the children’s breakfast and lunch.
Volunteers also helped to tile seven toilet floors and one urinal area.
Volunteers led an art lesson, showing students how to make flowers out of pipe cleaners and dolls using origami.
West End students were excited to see volunteers installing new playground equipment, which they couldn’t wait to try out!
Volunteers ran a feminine hygiene workshop for the girls and provided sanitary products to everyone.
Cherish School
A large project that has been taking place at Cherish is constructing a perimeter wall. The wall will secure the classrooms, kitchen and toilet block on site and ensure the students’ safety.
Volunteers picked up the baton from our previous groups, continuing to build the wall.
Volunteers worked hard at Cherish School transforming the old office into a permanent kitchen. They tiled, replastered and painted the kitchen and funded a new oven, which was installed. Previously, the cook was preparing the meals provided through the food security programme in a temporary tin structure.
Students at Cherish enjoyed their lunch at a table for the first time at school, thanks to our volunteers who constructed 30 benches and 15 tables for the dining hall. Previously, students had to eat their lunch on the steps outside the classroom.
The volunteers expanded the cultivation area they had dug out last year, where maize and beans are now growing. This provides Cherish with a sustainable food source to help feed their students.
Ungana Academy
This summer, volunteers continued to develop the learning environment in the permanent classroom block at Ungana. They installed ceiling boards in three of the classrooms, tiled the floor in four of them and made eight tables for the teachers and eight chairs. They also donated and installed eight whiteboards in the classrooms.
The work didn’t finish there in the classrooms; they also installed ceiling board in the headteacher’s office.
St Trizah School
Creating a comfortable learning environment where students can focus during lessons was one of St Trizah’s goals for our summer programme. Volunteers helped to build 25 tables, 40 three-seater desks, chairs and 15 desks which will be used in the classrooms.
Volunteers also painted two of the classrooms.
As part of the African Adventures Foundation food security programme, each student receives breakfast and lunch daily. Volunteers installed a sink in the kitchen, allowing all cups and plates to be cleaned hygienically instead of in buckets on the floor outside.
Progress was also made on the construction of the six latrine toilet block at the school.
Volunteers shared their passion for football with the students by running their own coaching sessions, which they had planned, and also played a game of rounders.
Students at St Trizah took part in a practical IT lesson where our volunteers taught them key computer skills. These skills are essential to help equip children for future employment.
With limited resources, many of our partner schools teach IT by drawing a keyboard and computer on the chalkboard. The group have kindly donated laptops to St Trizah so students can continue with their studies.
Volunteers also helped to plant banana trees around the school site.
St Trizah kindly received a donation of 150 sweaters and 128 hoodies for their students.
Jubilee Academy
This summer, volunteers continued to develop the learning environment in the permanent classroom block at Jubilee. Volunteers helped to tile three classrooms, constructed two tables and 18 chairs and painted the outside of the new permanent block that comprises two classrooms. They also kindly donated two blackboards and installed them.
“We have tried to enhance the classrooms as much as possible so the children can experience learning in the way we experience learning at home to give them that platform so they can keep learning and growing.” Josh, Volunteer.
They also painted and tiled the permanent kitchen. Classroom chairs and the school gate were also painted.
Volunteers also continued with the construction of a separate toilet block for the teaching staff and completed the work on the border fence.
Local fundis (builders) lead the construction of all the projects at our partner schools. At the end of their time volunteering at Jubilee, the group held a football match, volunteers vs builders. It was a great game which brought the community together.
Eileen Ngochoch Primary School
Volunteers worked hard at Eileen Ngochoch Primary School, where they tiled the preschool classroom floor. The classroom is now being used daily, providing a much-improved learning environment for the students.
Volunteers also tiled a veranda classroom, improving the walkway to and from class.
Volunteers jumped straight into their teaching role, leading an engaging music lesson which saw the whole class get involved!
They also did some coaching in cricket, using the cricket bats and equipment they kindly donated to the school.
Volunteers led an art classroom, bringing colour books and pencils with them for the students to use and also did a tie-dye class, where pupils used elastic bands and string to create patterns before adding coloured dyes. They then embellished them with thread, buttons and sequins. Another group of volunteers also delivered a crochet session, making headbands and face cloths.
A group kindly raised money to go towards Eileen Ngochoch’s feeding programme, which has provided 50 students with lunch for four weeks.
Volunteers held a sports day for all 1,200 students who took part in running races.
Rebecca Savage, Deputy Head of Year 11 at Queen Elizabeth High School, said, “As a group leader, I’ve witnessed first-hand how our trip to our partner school, Eileen Ngchoch Primary School, transformed our students in ways beyond the classroom. The experience boosted their confidence significantly—whether it was leading singing classes or teaching the students cricket, cracking on with tiling and grouting a floor (something none of us had done before!) or navigating new environments. They gained invaluable life skills such as teamwork, adaptability, and cultural awareness; one student, for example, learned to lead a group project with limited resources, while another overcame their fear of public speaking while jumping feet first into leading a class. Both students and their parents have spoken with pride and amazement about the journey, describing it as life-changing. Without a doubt, they’ve returned with broader perspectives, deeper empathy, and a renewed sense of purpose.”
The Walk Centre
This summer, volunteers continued with the renovation of the classroom floors at The Walk Centre. They broke up the old floors and mixed cement, which they laid and levelled to create a new floor in four of the classrooms.
To go inside the renovated classrooms, volunteers constructed 93 chairs.
Volunteers ran a feminine hygiene workshop for the girls and provided sanitary products to everyone.
As part of the sports coaching role, volunteers planned a fun sports day with football, rounders and dancing and also ran a cricket session. Inside the classroom, volunteers delivered lessons in maths, English, Science, and Creative Arts.
Prisons Primary School
This summer marks our first full year working with Prisons Primary School. Volunteers continued with the construction of the school kitchen by tiling the floor. They also painted the outside of the kitchen.
Volunteers kindly donated stationery, colouring books and footballs.
Love G School
Volunteers picked up the baton and continued with the construction of a semi-permanent kitchen. Currently, all the dishes and cups are washed outside on the floor in buckets, as there are no sinks or running water. The volunteers also kindly donated 40 plastic cups, which will be stored in the new kitchen.
Volunteers also left their mark in the classroom by teaching lessons and also providing 1:1 support.
Angalo School
This summer marks our first full year working with Angalo School, and volunteers helped to renovate the teachers’ and students’ toilets to help improve hygiene standards and reduce the number of absences.
Volunteers also continued with the classroom renovation project and helped to tile one classroom floor.
Gracekids Education Centre
Volunteers continued with the renovation of a classroom block at Gracekids, which last year had a new roof and was painted. This summer, the focus was on renovating the inside of the P1 classroom. Volunteers helped to tile the classroom floor and constructed 11 desks, 50 chairs and two bookshelves.
Andy Star School
Currently, Andy Star has no kitchen facilities to make lunch in a sanitised area with the cook using an open wood fire outside. Volunteers got to work supporting fundis (local builders) with continuing to construct a kitchen. The group kindly donated an essential food parcel.
Volunteers also made an impact in the classrooms, constructing four tables and 13 chairs. They also taught English and Maths lessons.
Nakuru Grace Academy
Nakuru Grace educates over 200 students and has 10 classrooms. During the summer programme, as volunteers repainted all 10 classrooms, they provided a more engaging learning environment.
Volunteers also constructed student desks and 31 chairs.
Greentech Academy
Volunteers supported with improving the security of the school site by installing a temporary fence.
Mercy Njeri Primary School
Mercy’s aim for the summer was to improve the learning environment for their students. Volunteers got to work on the project by breaking up the broken floors, mixing cement and then laying it with the help of a builder to create a new floor.
Uhuru Primary School
Volunteers continued the construction of five toilets at Uhuru by tiling the floor.
Thank you to everyone who was a part of our Summer Programme, helping to make a lasting impact at our partner schools.
