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The Educational Frontier Trust (TEFT) is a UK registered charity providing funding for the educational needs of marginalised and vulnerable children in Kenya.
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TEFT supports a Kenyan charity, the Kisima Trust, and its educational project Kisima School which works with communities mainly in northern Kenya, in particular pastoralist communities.
Northern Kenya is a marginalised region affected by recurrent drought, banditry and violent conflict and has virtually no public services. High percentages of the traditional pastoralist communities are illiterate and many now depend on relief aid for survival.
Kisima School selects children from these communities on the basis of need and potential and gives them the opportunity to transform their lives through academic achievement. A secondary education and the chance to progress to university offers these children new skills and training that can change their lives and bring new life to their families and communities.
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10 teachers teach the Kenyan national curriculum to 160 children, 80 boys and 80 girls. The students sit the Kenyan Certificate of Secondary Education in their fourth and final year. Their results determine whether they progress to university or other colleges and levels of government financial support.
Kisima School is located on a five acre site at Nyahururu, approximately 240km northwest of Nairobi. The school site includes classrooms, staff rooms, a dining room (which also doubles as the school hall), kitchens, dormitories, a games field and teachers’ accommodation. Vegetables for the school kitchen are grown in a large greenhouse and all other available space around the buildings. Goats are also kept near the games field. Watch the film
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Celebrating our form fours!
September 2024
Today is an important day for the Form Fours, as we celebrate their time with us and pray for them as they head towards their national exams in November. Their parents and guardians have been invited to join us, along with friends from a local church.
A special occasion requires a special meal, and yesterday all the students were helping the kitchen staff with the preparations and cooking!
TEFT selected as the BMF's charity partner for 2025.
September 2024
TEFT has been chosen as one of the Builders Merchants Federation's (BMF) charity partners for 2025. The BMF is the only trade association representing merchants and suppliers in the UK and Ireland. Currently it is made up of 1,000 merchant and supplier companies who together employ just under 203,000 people in the building materials sector.
The BMF will also be supporting Variety, a UK based charity that works to improve the lives of children and young people throughout the UK who are sick, disabled or disadvantaged.
TEFT is excited about what this partnership will bring and are looking forward to a series of fundraising activities in 2025 that will make a huge difference to the lives of children in Kenya.
John Newcomb, CEO of BMF and TEFT trustee said:
“Both of our charity partners for 2025 fund and deliver life-changing programmes that give children and young people a better future and enable them to reach their full potential. Fundraising with our members will help them to continue their
invaluable work.”
Kisima Receives Twelve Trophies!
August 2024
On 26th July a group of students and staff attended the county education day, at which awards were given for last year's KCSE exams. We were delighted to receive twelve trophies! These were for being the top performing school overall and in individual subjects, and for having the greatest percentage of candidates achieving a C+ and above.
A week later it was time for everyone to pack their bags and say good bye to friends as they headed home for a three-week holiday. We pray that they will all have a good break and come back refreshed and ready for the final term of the year.
Nyahururu sponsored walk
July 2024
It’s that time of year again – time for Nyahururu’s sponsored walk in aid of the local hospice. The students had all collected money from friends and family during the last holiday, with their combined efforts making us the second-highest contributor. On Saturday seventy five of them took part in the walk, along with many other secondary and primary schools. After completing the long walk they heard from cancer patients and people living with HIV who have been helped by the work of the hospice, and enjoyed a very welcome picnic. Fortunately the rain held off until the event was just finishing!
Cutting family meet their sponsored students
July 2024
We recently had a great few days with the Cutting family, who visited Kisima as part of a longer trip to Kenya and who have this to say about their time with us:
"We were overwhelmed with the warm welcome we received and were so impressed with the teaching given and with the work ethic of the pupils. It was wonderful to finally meet our two sponsored students and to be able to spend time chatting to them and answering their questions about life in England. We have written and received letters regularly over the years, but meeting the students in person really does bring the relationship to life and we would encourage any sponsors who are able to, to go and visit Kisima for themselves. It truly is an unforgettable experience."
Rabbit-rearing project
July 2024
Our Form Four Agriculture students are getting on well with their rabbit-rearing project. Here are some of the babies that have been born so far!
