In January, a parent from Westminster Christian Academy, in Huntsville, AL, joined us on a trip to Kenya to learn more about our partner who runs Valley Light Home and what a partnership would look like. That trip launched months of essential discussions in preparing...
This morning we attended a breakfast highlighting the important work being done by Atlanta LEAD Institute, a nonprofit training program. We went through their 10-month program in 2013 when we were building the foundation for Just One Africa. They taught us about...
As we learn more about the communities we are serving in and all that our partners are challenged by, we came to understand a huge need for trauma-informed training for the school staff at Lenkai Christian School and caregivers at Hope Beyond Transitional Center....
About Swahili Swahili (also known as Kiswahili) is the most commonly spoken language in sub-Saharan Africa. In Kenya, Swahili is an official language along with English, and children are usually taught in Swahili in school. The Basics of Saying Hello in Swahili...
It is because YOU chose to say “YES” to being Just One that Just One Africa is able to partner with local leaders in Kenya creating long term sustainable change for vulnerable children! We extend a heartfelt thank you for your donations, as well as for the...
This sweet girl is Teresa, an orphan, whose parents were murdered in front of her and her sister due to post election violence several years ago. She lives with Momma Phoebe who cares for dozens of vulnerable children in Bondo, Kenya, on the shores of Lake Victoria....
This picture is of our strong local leader, Dorcus Parit. She is a wife, mother, daughter, sister, teacher, advocate, leader, and friend. She is on the front lines fighting for women and young girls rights to a full education, to stop the practice of FGM (Female...
The first stop for our team will be in Amboseli which is at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro. There we will partner with local leaders and teachers to provide strategic teacher training and fun and effective classroom strategies for more effective teaching. The Lenkai...
We have been SO busy these last few weeks before 2014 getting the word out about the hope and life that we are working together to bring to the people of Kenya! Friday we were invited to speak at Piney Grove Middle FCA Forsyth/Dawson Huddle where over...