Harambee Schools Kenya work with rural communities in the central highlands of Kenya to improve educational standards and opportunities. 'Harambee' means self-help in Swahili; these schools are funded entirely by the community, who are largely subsistence farmers. As a result, few schools have adequate facilities; most are housed in mud buildings and have no more than the occasional textbook.

Funds raised in the UK and elsewhere are used to supply textbooks and to improve school infrastructure by building stone classrooms, water tanks, libraries and other crucial facilities to enable the schools to function effectively.

Their UK staff are all past volunteer teachers in Kenya or have extensive experience of the area. Because they do not have an office or any paid staff, administrative costs are extremely low, and virtually all the money they get goes to supplying schools with badly needed text books.

To find out more about Harambee Schools Kenya, please visit our website.

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