February 2016 Newsletter

Welcome Mary Kiguru

Travel to Kenya

New Grad Joyce Nthenya

Upcoming Events

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2015 Sparked Exciting Opportunities for EFAC

We kicked off 2015 in high gear - here are some of the highlights:

40 new high school freshmen accepted
142 students in university or diploma programs
337 EFAC scholars supported as of December 2015
116 new donors to our organization
47 new scholarship supporters
60% increased funding over 2014 levels
Four new strategic partners in Kenya
$150,000 in grants from foundations
Four new employees: Katie Donnelly, Blair Demers and Nana Kennedy in the US and Mary Kiguru in Kenya. Welcome aboard!
$14,000 raised by students in our first-ever Kenyan fundraiser, the Ngong Hills Climb

The Ngong Hills Climb resonated for all of us because it truly symbolizes EFAC's purpose. We love that these young people understand our core value of offering a hand down in return for being offered a hand up!

In so many ways, our students have been climbing a hill their entire lives: with the help of EFAC supporters, it's wonderful to watch them as they reach the top.

Welcome EFAC's New Country Director

Mary Kiguru

EFAC extends a warm welcome to Mary Kiguru, our new Country Director! Mary is a Learning Development consultant with over 10 years of experience in higher education. She comes to EFAC from Kenya Methodist University, where she applied her skills in the field of youth employability training for students and faculty, and worked to address the management capacities of Kenyan universities. She holds a degree in vocational education and certificates in academic practice, leadership and management from universities in Germany and Great Britain.

While Mary is new to this position, she is no stranger to EFAC. She joined our Board of Directors in Kenya in 2008, and has played an instrumental role in shaping the organization since its earliest years. It is an honor to have Mary at the helm of our Kenya office, and we know she will bring a tremendous amount of expertise to our program and blossoming employability component.

EFAC Launches 2017 Travel with a Purpose

February 24 -March 11, 2017

Kenya is known for having the best wildlife show in the world, but not many tourists have the opportunity to look behind the scenes! Join EFAC founders and board members on safari in Kenya, while also sharing a unique opportunity to connect with your sponsored students, visit their schools and villages, and meet their teachers.

We will stay at two of Kenya's world-renowned safari camps. The Elsa Kopje Lodge in Meru National Park is where Joy Adamson released her beloved lioness Elsa, the subject of the feature movie Born Free. In the Maasai Mara, home to the Maasai tribes and touted to have the most prolific wildlife in the world, we will stay at Naibor Camp, a popular luxury safari camp located at the confluence of the Mara and Talek rivers.

Please contact us at: info@educationforallchildren.org for a complete itinerary.

EFAC Sponsors on Safari

Congratulations to New Graduate Joyce Nthenya

Joyce Nthenya, one of EFAC's first post-secondary graduates, completed her diploma in teaching last year, specializing in English/Literature and History. She will formally graduate from Carol Teachers College this month. Since finishing her classwork last spring, Joyce has been a student teacher at Vanessa Grant Girls' School, and recently was offered a permanent position there. This brings Joyce's experience with EFAC full-circle; she began as an EFAC scholar at Vanessa Grant in 2009, continued through our programs, and is now teaching at her former high school.

Joyce recently wrote about EFAC, "They gave me the best education, supported me throughout my secondary and college life. They also mentored me and made me realize that I can make it in life and achieve my dream. I discovered that the best gift that you can give an individual is education."


EFAC Upcoming Events June 28: Ninth Annual EFAC Golf & Tennis Classic at the Wentworth By The Sea Country Club. More details...


Education For all Children provides an education-to-employment program for bright, disadvantaged Kenyan youth to foster leadership, economic prosperity and social progress. www.educationforallchildren.org