A quality education for 150 kids in Kibera, Kenya

Its the end of term and the Fountains of Hope School is finishing its first year as a school. What a wonderful achievement! Once the kids had finished their end-of-year exams, teachers, parents and pupils all gathered together to celebrate the successful first year. The event included a prize-giving for teachers and pupils for their hard work during the year.

One of the best-performing students in the school, Jane, had never attended school before she joined Turning Point. She lives with both her parents in Kibera but, being unemployed, they were unable to afford school fees for her to go to school. Jane joined Turning Point's children's centre in Kianda and started to catch up on their education she had missed. She is incredibly bright and has caught up very quickly. In fact, at the beginning of the year she joined Class 3 at the Fountains of Hope School but mid-way through the year she was bumped up to Class 4 because she was performing so well.

Jane is a great example of a young life full of potential that was going to waste, but today that potential is just starting to be unleashed as she learns and grows under the care and guidance of the Turning Point team. It is such a privilidge to work with kids like Jane and see the transformation taking place in her life.

At the end of this first year as a school, we are so grateful to all those who have partnered with us to get the school up and running. We still have a long way to go and we invite you to continue this journey with us and see just how far kids like Jane and her friends will go.