Educate & Empower a Student in Kenya

Education plays a pivotal role in the struggle against poverty This year we celebrate our volunteer teachers and mentors who worked tirelessly in the partner schools to improve the academic standards of students. We have witnessed improved performance by students who sat for the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education and going by the results posted by the various partner schools and individual students supported by the program, we are happy that our efforts are successful. We are truly changing and improving lives of individuals in Ruaraka community. In 2023, we conducted mentorship program in 6 schools, engaged 12 volunteer teachers to supplement the teachings and extracurricular activities in these schools and directly benefitted 92 students.

Our volunteers will continue to play influencing role in Ruaraka community to ensure that assignments and learning resources are given to the students we are supporting in our program. We will continue to directly provide free teaching assistance and support to underprivileged students through mentorship and organising extra-curricular activities.

We are convinced that when individuals have the chance to learn basic life and literacy skills, economies grow faster, and poverty rates decline. That is why Progressive Volunteers is working in all these projects to support needy students and help schools in economically and socially disadvantaged areas in Ruaraka.

We are convinced that education plays a key role in the struggle against poverty. When individuals have the chance to learn basic life and literacy skills, economies grow faster, and poverty rates decline. That is why our education programme aims to positively impact in the lives of students in Kenya.

With the funding received during the quarter, the organization recruited seven additional volunteer teachers and mentors to supplement teaching force in the following informal selected schools; Lucy Star Education Centre, Emmanuel Education Centre, Precious Star High School, Glorious Friends school, Mathare Little Star and Jambo Toto primary-Korogocho.

Progress is continually being made in the programme and we have witnessed improved performance by the individual students’ performances and we are happy that our efforts are successful. We are truly changing and improving lives of individuals in Ruaraka community. It is envisioned that more students from the 5 schools will benefit from the project and complete schooling with a high level of literacy and core skills, enabling them to succeed in life.