Ikumbo Graduates to Receive Secondary Degrees

For the past two years, the large majority of Ikumbo Secondary School’s inaugural graduating class have been pursuing post-secondary education.  The end of this semester will mark the graduation of 16 Ikumbo students from their programs!  Ikumbo Education Trust members, including parents and community members, raised a little over $5,000 last year. With the help of our generous donors, Harambee was able to match this amount in contributions to the Trust to ensure that each of the students will leave school without any debt and with all of their school fees paid in full.

Updates on 2 of our graduates:

Patrick M., a soon to be Level 6 Certified Public Accountant, will graduate from his program in May 2013. Patrick is deciding whether to continue his studies to get a Bachelor’s degree or to pursue accounting work.

Denis M. is currently completing his training in library science at a local government run school and is considering returning to Ikumbo to assist in the growth and organization of the Ikumbo Secondary School’s newly furnish library.

Congratulations to the young men and women of Ikumbo for their hard work and dedication to their studies!

Growth of Ikumbo Secondary

A $10,000 grant from the government of Kenya for grassroots development has enabled Ikumbo Secondary School to build a new dining facility. The facility is roughly 2700 sqft and will also be able to accommodate the entire student body for assemblies and meetings. The walls of the structure have been completed and the we expect it will be completed in the next 2 months. 

The student body at Ikumbo has also grown. There are currently 140 students enrolled in grades 9-12, including students from the surrounding communities. We continue to try to understand the needs of the students and teachers at Ikumbo as it evolves into a larger community day school. 

--Matt-- 2/13/2013