To date, we have raised over $1,000,000 thanks to your support.
Read about what we do to help secure equality in receiving a quality, world-class, relevant education for all.
Read about what we do to help secure equality in receiving a quality, world-class, relevant education for all.
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In 2011, Mitch Kurylowicz travelled to Kenya and was lucky enough to witness the opening of an all girls secondary boarding school built by WE. Feeling inspired and curious, Mitch asked a very simple question expecting to receive a very simple answer.
“Is there a school for boys?”
The answer was quite simple. “No.”
This answer motivated Mitch to take action and found Project Jenga. The goal of the project is to build an all boys secondary school, in the same rural community, to match the quality of education that the girls are receiving.
Jenga means to build in Swahili and although we are working to build a new school, we are also building a community of kind and caring people that are willing to help others halfway across the world.
The groundbreaking ceremony took place in August 2014 with over 1,000 people in attendance. The opening ceremony took place in January 2017 with visitors from around the world! The project to date has raised over $1,000,000 and the school is fully operational, an construction is underway for stage 2.
Most of our funds have come through corporate events with speakers like Queen Noon of Jordan, Martin Luther King III, Kweku Mandela, Martin Sheen and Mia Farrow.
The school opened in January 2017, with 33 boys entering the school. The school continues to grow and Phase 2 is underway in order for more students to start high school every year.
Today we ask, "is there a school for boys?" and get the answer "Yes."
Our next step is to fund the scholarships for the students. To find out more about Phase 2, keep reading!
“Is there a school for boys?”
The answer was quite simple. “No.”
This answer motivated Mitch to take action and found Project Jenga. The goal of the project is to build an all boys secondary school, in the same rural community, to match the quality of education that the girls are receiving.
Jenga means to build in Swahili and although we are working to build a new school, we are also building a community of kind and caring people that are willing to help others halfway across the world.
The groundbreaking ceremony took place in August 2014 with over 1,000 people in attendance. The opening ceremony took place in January 2017 with visitors from around the world! The project to date has raised over $1,000,000 and the school is fully operational, an construction is underway for stage 2.
Most of our funds have come through corporate events with speakers like Queen Noon of Jordan, Martin Luther King III, Kweku Mandela, Martin Sheen and Mia Farrow.
The school opened in January 2017, with 33 boys entering the school. The school continues to grow and Phase 2 is underway in order for more students to start high school every year.
Today we ask, "is there a school for boys?" and get the answer "Yes."
Our next step is to fund the scholarships for the students. To find out more about Phase 2, keep reading!
Even though all of the infastructure and operational costs are covered for the school, we still need to make sure that the students can attend it for free. We need your help!
A Full Scholarship for a student provides a learner with a fully-funded educational experience and will cover items such as:
1) Tuition
2) Room and board
3) School supplies, textbooks, classroom resources
4) Uniforms
5) Field trips and extracurricular opportunities
6) Mentorship and counselling
7) Leadership programming
8) Teacher training
This may be paid in annual installments of $2,500/year for four years. This is just $6.85/day and puts a student through a high quality secondary school experience.
Scholarship Endowment: An investment in this fund awards supporters the opportunity to provide a named scholarship, awarded to deserving applicants at the all boys school, as often as the endowment returns allow.
This may be paid in annual installments, and totals $25,000.