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Students for Kenya Initiative

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About the Initiative

The Students for Kenya Initiative was founded as a mechanism for children in the United States to help youth around the world gain access to books and the equipment and materials needed for extracurricular activities such as sports, music, and art.

These activities are crucial to a child’s development and provide opportunities to develop their skills and interests in different areas, as well as to develop the skills needed to be successful in future endeavors, such as leadership and social and interpersonal skills.

This initiative was started in 2022 by 9-year-old Tomi Dobbs of Lexington, Massachusetts, USA. When they donated books to Faith Kenya Mission America and Kenya Literacy Initiative to raise awareness of the importance of helping others better their lives. Through this gesture, Tomi realized that children & students in Kenya lacked access to books. The students have been instrumental in launching innovative of book donations and collecting funds toward clean water and sanitation for children in Kenya.

One Child-One Dream-One Book-One Donation can lead to lifelong success.

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Volunteer 7 Days of charity work with Faith Kenya Mission

Adventure Travel Kenya has partnered with Faith Kenya Mission for value addition in travel logistics.

Adventure Travel Kenya specializes in hotel booking, Transfers, and Transport in 4×4 Jeeps custom-built for tourists to all Game parks and community projects, as well as book distribution to schools.

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Itinerary

Day 1
Picked up from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and transferred to Nairobi Serena Hotel for dinner overnight, you will Briefed by Faith Kenya Mission staff. www.serenahotels.com/Nairobi

Day 2
Breakfast at 7:30 AM: Check out from the hotel and drive to Faith Kenya Mission Ware House to meet and introduce the rest of the crew. There, we have a photo session, inspect a truckload of 15 tonnes of books, and then drive for about 250 km to Kilaguni Serena game lodge, arriving in time for lunch.

Check-in, and at about 3:30 PM, leave for an evening game drive looking out for big herds of Red Elephants, Lions, Leopards, Cheetah, Giraffes, and different types of Antelopes. Dinner and overnight at the lodge. www.serenahotels.com/kilaguni

Day 3
Breakfast drive out of the game park with lunch boxes to the nearby gas station to meet the truck crew and Government officials for the day briefing of how many schools to visit and distribute books plus any other project Faith Kenya Mission may be undertaking like borehole drilling dinner and overnight at the Kilaguni Serena game lodge. www.serenahotels.com/kilaguni

Day 4
After breakfast, just like day 3, visit different schools and community projects selected by local leaders and Government officials since there are over 500 schools in this subcounty of Kibwezi East inhabited by the Kamba community, lunch boxes, dinner, and overnight in the game lodge. www.serenahoterls.com

Day 5
Early morning game drives for two hours when most of the animals are more active, come back for a full breakfast at the lodge, afterward drive to the western part of the park in Kajiado Country Oloitoktok subcounty, visit Maasai Community School, and water project Faith Kenya Mission is undertaking. Community chiefs, Government officials, men and women, will be waiting to help distribute books to other nomad members of the community who might have migrated to other parts of the county looking for greener pasture for their cattle. Afterward, you drive through the game park game en route to the Game lodge dinner and overnight at the Kilaguni Serena lodge.

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Day 6
After breakfast, drive to Nairobi. Arriving before lunch, check in to the Nairobi Serena hotel, refresh, have lunch, and then proceed to Kibra, Jamhuri Primary School, to distribute books. Faith Kenya Mission is also undertaking a school feeding program for the less privileged children in this school.

Dinner and overnight at Serena Hotel, Nairobi

Day 7
After breakfast, check out and drive south of Nairobi to Kitegela Gk Prison Primary School to distribute books and check on the School feeding program undertaken by Faith Kenya Mission.

This day, lunch will be local cuisine; thereafter, you will drop off at the airport.

Will cost $2930 per person sharing a twin room

$100 extra for a single supplement per night

This program includes
Full board accommodation
Park entry fees
Transport in a 4×4 jeep
Mineral drinking water

Get more information about Adventure Travel Kenya on the website www.adventuretravelkenya.com
You can also email Jackson for more information at address Travel@adventuretravelkenya.com

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Become a Sponsor

We are the beneficiaries of many great sponsors. From Bob, pictured on the right, who has donated more books from his bookstore than any other donor we have, to countless libraries, stores, and organizations that give books. We are also grateful for our individual donors, as well as those who provide us with critical grant dollars.

As you’ve seen from our website, our work is broad and far-reaching. We rely heavily on volunteers, but we still have many expenses to run this organization. Just think of the cost of shipping containers each year to get our donated books into the hands of so many halfway across the world! Each shipping container costs $22,000! We hope to send 40 this year alone.

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We need your support! The lives, livelihoods, and education of so many people depend on us, and we depend on you to help us reach our mission.

We have sponsorship opportunities ranging from $1,000 to $25,000, and from in-kind books to gifts of cash, checks, or cards. We are in your debt, and we are grateful. Thank you for supporting us!

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Volunteers are at the core of our service offerings. We rely on people who donate their time at every stage of our programs. We benefit from our friends in the homeless community who help us load, pack, and move books. We benefit from a crew that helps us set up and deliver books in Kenya and people who join us in our missions.

We have opportunities to volunteer at events, book drives or help with any number of administrative tasks.

You simply need to contact us so we can learn about you and your skills and match you up with the opportunities at hand!

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