Phil Ball one of our Board members here in the UK who also lived in Kenya running the charity for a few years some years ago is embarking on doing the Tough Mudder challenge with 4 friends on September 8th ! We hope you make it through still in one piece! Thanks guys!
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Thankful for fundraisers
A big thank you to Maghull Baptist Church for raising £3,150 in September for TKWL through their amazing annual cream tea! A band night held in aid of TKWL at DC3 in Diss in October raised over £1,250! Thank you to Tyler, Brodie Payne and Cabras for a brilliant evening, and thank you to everyone who […]
Basketball fun
Simon Newberry School’s deputy head teacher, Austin, spends a lot of time and energy running basketball training for the secondary school pupils. Looks like fun!
Support TKWL through cake & music
If you fancy eating homemade cakes, sandwiches and scones, and you live near Liverpool, then you’ll want to go to Maghull Baptist Church’s annual clotted cream tea on Saturday 23rd September. There will also be entertainment from a ukulele group! A few weeks later, on Friday 20th October, DC3 Church in Diss, Norfolk, is hosting a […]
Transforming communities
TKWL has joined forces with Links International, to launch a micro-enterprise development in the slums of Manyatta. Since the launch of the project at the end of 2016, a number of the parents of Simon Newberry School have been given the tools and resources to start up their own micro-enterprise or small business. One parent, Mary, used the loan to re-start […]
Meet Washington Odera
Washington Odera, TKWL’s Project Manager, manages a team of 27 staff, TKWL’s finances, and strategic and development plans. He also makes sure that TKWL complies with all government regulations, and heads the student mentoring programme, among many other responsibilities. “After completing high school my parents wanted to send me to college, but with low incomes […]
Learning, Loving, Living
Some of the children have been busy taking part in PE classes; learning, loving and living!
A big thank you
A very generous donor from the UK has given £11,905 to fund a borehole for our school site. The wells we have on site dry up in the dry season whereas the borehole, which goes much deeper, will supply water in all seasons. We hope the supply will not only suffice for the school but […]
Motivating, guiding and assisting young people
In April 2016, TKWL’s Project Manager, Washington Odera, established a mentoring programme to support young people and encourage their personal growth and development. Issues addressed by the programme include peer pressure, substance abuse, sexuality, child abuse and family violence, nutrition and health care, faith and religion, time management, and careers advice. The mentors are helping build a relationship […]
Christmas fun
Thank you very much to all those who donated money for the TKWL Christmas party. Every sponsored child received a voucher to spend at a local shop and they also enjoyed lots of games, dancing and yummy food. Thank you!
