Flying Kites is at Njabini.
According to UNESCO, the youth literacy rate in Kenya is approximately 86%. On Wednesday afternoons, all FKLA students participate in reading class. They alternate between #fiction and #nonfiction and focus on material that is unrelated to their current classwork. They are asked to highlight vocabulary whose meaning they are unsure of and, once explained, they are encouraged to use at least three new words in their follow-up compositions. Here are Keziah and Grace (Class Five) reading a Rainbow Magic story.
Flying Kites is at Njabini.
Meet Zipporah or “Zippy” as she is referred to on campus. She started with Flying Kites on October 2, 2013. She began as a laundress, transitioned to Dorm Parent and now serves as FKLA Admissions Support. When you enter the school block, her smiling face is the first that you will see. She is from Njabini and has three kids — two boys and one girl. In her free time, she enjoys working with youth and Googling whatever comes to mind. She loves seafood, her favorite toenail polish color is purple and a favorite recent memory is the 10th anniversary party. “That day,” she said, “I lost at least several kgs playing with the kids.”
Flying Kites is at Njabini.
Today volunteers returned to FKLA after 7 years away! They spent the morning in the kitchen and the afternoon attending classes.
Flying Kites is at Njabini.
Meet Maghema. She is the Program Officer at Flying Kites. She has been with the organization for nine months. Prior to relocating to Njabini, she worked as a Youth Care Coworker at SOS Children’s Villages in Nairobi. She received a Masters in Child Development and hails from Taita Hills which is located in the south of Kenya close to the Tanzania border. At Flying Kites she oversees Girl’s United, community outreach, life skills programs and helps with our Launchpad Program. She despises snakes, favors Zumba and loves sugar.
Are you between the ages of 15-18 yrs and looking to participate in our Global Leadership Retreat this summer?
On August 10 - 17, 2018, the Viongozi Leadership Retreat will bring together secondary school students from a variety of cultural, geographic and socioeconomic backgrounds. Joined by Kenyan students from the Flying Kites LaunchPad Program, participants will experience a unique 5-day retreat featuring interactive and reflective workshops, team challenges and skill-building activities. The group will stay in the ALEX AND ANI dorm, enjoy food fresh from our farm, receive expert coaching from a diverse leadership team and, most importantly, learn from one another.
Apply here: http://www.flyingkites.org/viongozi
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What does health and nutrition have to do with education? Everything! This week we partnered with Beyond Zero Mobile Clinic to meet the health needs of our students.
Flying Kites is at Njabini.
Follow us on Instagram to learn more about Jane, a Flying Kites day scholar. Pictured here is Mary, her Mom and one of three "pet" rabbits. IG: flyingkitesglobal
There's magic in the air today, radiating from the ALEX AND ANI dorm to beyond elephant mountain.
Flying Kites is at Njabini.
Meet Belinda. She is a teacher at Flying Kites. Her subjects include: CRE, Kiswahili and Computer Skills. She also oversees Special Education. She moved to Njabini from Nairobi in May of 2017. She is originally from Homa Bay which is located in the western part of Kenya adjacent to Lake Victoria. She feels quite settled in her new community and says, “it has been a nice experience here learning the local language and interacting with other learners.” She loves indoor games including monopoly, chess and table tennis and, as you will soon see, she is not the first to admit her affinity for country music.
Flying Kites is with Phoebe Karami at Njabini.
Meet Pheobe. She is the Head Dorm Parent at Flying Kites and has been with the organization since its inception. In addition to her eight children at home, all of the Flying Kites kids and the community members call her Mom. When asked about her first day she quickly replied, "it was the 18th of September 2007. I cooked ugali and sukuma wiki."
Girl's United is a program focused on women's health and empowerment for the Flying Kites girls in Class 7 and 8. Yesterday, Maghema, the Project Officer at Flying Kites led the group's inaugural meeting with a string game ice breaker. Girls were encouraged to discuss their hopes and expectations for the program.
Flying Kites is with Sengeny Simon at Njabini.
Meet Simon. He is the Head Chef at Flying Kites. This is his third year living in Njabini. When he isn't in the kitchen, he is out on the soccer field. When asked about his favorite thing to cook, he replied, "that's like asking a mother who her favorite child is."
