Education

Teacher Training

Our fine teachers at St. Teresa are marvelously leading our students to paths of enlightened and Godly wisdom. These women took on the challenge of educating our hundreds of students and they’re doing so with somewhat limited resources, yet with joy.

They are also in the process of becoming certified teachers, increasing the value of St. Teresa’s educational product. Partner with us and help them become equipped to teach their own future!

Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)

We are delighted to partner with generous folks who have sponsored so many of our St. Teresa students over the years. Please learn more about how a direct donation to a student’s fee needs can change a life.

Solar Panels

God said, “Let there be light!”

He has provided so much for us through the generosity of our mission partners. Summer 2018 was the summer of light at St. Teresa’s Learning Centre, which meant the glow touched the village, as well. The steadfast volunteers of KMI, together with Engineers Without Borders, orchestrated and installed solar panels on the roofs of the existing St. Teresa school buildings, bringing generator-free electricity to our Kassunga family for the first time. The sun’s energy is also being used to pump water from multiple wells, so that hundreds of people can access clean drinking water each day!

Walk through the school in the middle of the day and you’ll see dozens of plugs and carefully propped cell phones absorbing the precious electricity for the teachers’ and adults’ later use. For now, they go home to darkness, but the school’s electricity provides hope in the form of watts.

Community

Though our mission uses education as its most powerful tool, it’s almost impossible to separate the community from St. Teresa’s Learning Centre.

Water Well

Prior to the digging of the first new well and installation of the pump near the St. Teresa’s Learning Centre buildings, the villagers had no reliable source for clean water within miles of walking distance. This day-long drilling and installing has changed lives forever in the village. The villagers need only walk to the school grounds to quench their physical thirst.

Women’s Associations

The talented and hard-working mothers, grandmothers, aunts, and young women of Kassunga’s village run the show. The short story is that the dads and husbands are not in the village for long periods of time throughout the year. These women are adding to their crafting skills and learning how to turn their creations into businesses that provide for their children.

Medical Mission

Each trip to Kassunga features multiple suitcases filled with medical supplies for the village. When our missionaries arrive to give check ups and provide medical aid to the students at St. Teresa’s Learning Centre, it is the first time most have seen a physician since our last trip.

And during the medical portion of our trip, we actually meet virtually every member of the village! We count on your help and support to provide this essential service to the people of Kassunga.

Future Projects

Stay in touch for more information about how we’re improving through future projects.