Project manager and administration Age: 29 years Status: paid George lives in Kibera with his wife and their two kids and his two younger sisters. George has worked for New Adventure school since it’s inception 7 years ago. It has been a joy to watch George pour himself into these kids and teachers. Being a former street boy for several years he knows better than most their plight and their future without the assistance of education. He longs to see them succeed and to become thriving and influential Christian leaders in their community and across the nation. “I have chosen New Adventure because God gave me a burden of working with children who are at risk so that I can be a good example to them and encourage them and give them hope for the future using the word of God.” “New Adventure is a community based school identified by people living in Kibera slums who say the plight of children at risk within the community who could not attend school and afford the basic human needs due to either poverty of the demise of their beloved parents. We are special because we have the presence of God taking care of the children who are at risk in our school and we love the Lord.” “Jesus Christ is my personal savior because he sustains my life. He also delivered me from the bondage of sins and sanctified me to be called his child.” “Education is important to the pupils because through it their future is brightened and it prepares them mentally, physically and spiritually for life and will hopefully lend to future stability in their lives. Molding children with the word of God is my favorite part of being at New Adventure because I know that children are after God’s heart, and we want them to be God fearing children in the community and to know Him better.”
Mary Kituli — St. 1 teacher
Age: 34 years
Status: paid
Mary and her husband, James, have three children and live in Embakasi section of Nairobi. They have 14 year old twin boys and a 10 year old girl.
Mrs. Kituli has a training in Early Childhood Development which greatly benefits her young students. She has been teaching at New Adventure since it’s inception 6 years ago. She decided to teach at New Adventure because she saw all the children who had nowhere to get education due to lack of school fees because their parents are financially helpless and many of these students are orphans. Also, she needed to work somewhere where she could impress upon her students the need to follow the Lord. Jesus is her personal savior who “delivered me from the bondage of sin”.
Her favorite aspect of being a teacher is helping her students build for their future so they can benefit the rest of the country. She finds the Christian Religious Education aspect of the curriculum as very important because she is telling the little ones about Jesus who died on the cross for all our sins.
Mary has a challenging job of teaching a group of children who come from diverse backgrounds – some have had the benefit of preschool and come with some knowledge some are older (7 or 8) and don’t even know their ABC’s. Mary’s love for them and desire for them to learn quickly helps them begin building the foundation for their future schooling and success.
Rose Mule – St. 2 teacher
Age: 33 years
Status: paid
Rose is the mother of one child.
Ms. Mule was trained as a teacher in Narok district and now lives in Kibera. She has been teaching at New Adventure school for 3 years and enjoys teaching at the school because it is a religious institution where she is helped to grow spiritually. Jesus is her personal savior.
She wants people in the US to know that New Adventure School is a non-formal school that is intended to help the poor children from the slum to grow both mentally and spiritually. It shapes them to be responsible people in their homes as well as in their community. Her favorite aspect of being a teacher is equipping the students with necessary skils and knowledge that will help them throughout their lives.
Ann Kamathi – St. 3 teacher
Age 28 years
Status: paid
Ann is the proud mother of a beautiful 18 month old girl.
Ms. Kamathi was trained as a teacher in Embu and now lives with her daughter in Satellite portion of Nairobi. She has taught at New Adventure School for 3 years. She chose to teach there because of the Christian foundation of the school and because of the needy children it assists. She felt called to assist and commit herself to shape their lives for the better. Jesus is “my closes friend and savior of my heart.”
She wants people to know that Kibera being the largest slum in Africa, most of the people live below the poverty line and most of the children at the school are needy and many are orphans who have lost their parents due to the AIDS pandemic. Because of this she sees a heightened importance of education for these kids (and a hightened threat to receiving it) to improve their standard of living and ability to gain sufficient employment in their later lives.
Ms. Kamathi’s favorite part of being a teacher is equipping young people, not only through education, but through teaching them about God and having faith in him, for their future.
Josephine Oguta – Standard 4 teacher
Age 26
Status: paid
Josephine lives in Kibera with her 7 siblings and one cousin.
Ms. Oguta has taught at New Adventure School for 2 years. She decided to teach at New Adventure because she saw the need of helping the vulnerable children that the school was assisting. She wants people in the US to know that above all New Adventure in a Christian School that makes a point to teach and demonstrate to each student what it means to have faith in Christ. Jesus is “the savior of my soul”.
Ms. Oguta enjoys preparing lessons for her students that will help them to learn and aquire new skills that will help them continue with their education and benefit them in the future.
Stephen Atsiaya – St. 5 teacher
Age 20
Status: paid
Stephen lives in Kibera with his mom, younger brother and aunt.
Mr. Atsiaya is new to New Adventure beginning this year (January 2007). He chose to teach at New Adventure because he wanted to be with young people and saw the need for teachers so he chose to capitalize on the opportunity. He wants people in the US to know that New Adventure is a school that is coming to compete with other national schools countrywide (New Adventure is classified as a liscenced informal school and is in no way government funded). He also wants supporters to know that their support of New Adventure school is very welcomed and asks for that support to continue so that the needs of the students can continue to be met in terms of facility improvements and more teachers. Jesus is Stephen’s personal savior.
Mr. Atsiaya enjoys interacting with the students and getting to know their background and personalities and in helping them with the hardships that they encounter and assist then through prayer and listening.
Josphat Kaleka – St. 6
Age: 41 years
Status: paid
Josphat and his wife Rosey are the proud parents to four children, ages 13, 10, 7 and 3 with all but the youngest being boys. They live in Kibera.
Mr. Kaleka has taught at New Adventure since it’s inception 6 years ago. He had been fellowshipping at Calvary Evangelistic Fellowship (our main partner church) and was encouraged to join the school as he was unemployed and New Adventure didn’t have enough teacher for the students. “I chose to teach her so that I can help children who are not able to go to public schools.” Jesus is his savior.
He wants people in US to know about New Adventure school because it is helping the needy children – orphans and those who can’t afford to go to the government schools. “The school also helps children to grow spiritually. The school is special because it is helping most children to know God.” He finds teaching rewarding because it equips the students with the knowledge of the world and the whole creation. “Education also helps my students to know God by reading for themselves the word of God. My favorite part of being a teacher is to pass the knowledge I have to my students. I should also prepare my students to live the Christian life. As a teacher, I should show the students the way to know God as their creator.”
Everlyne Kidake – St. 7
Age: 27
Satus: paid
Everlyne is mom to one child.
Ms. Kidake has been teaching at New Adventure School for 2 years. She wanted to help the children who were in need of education. She likes New Adventure because it is a non-formal school which benefits needy children and offers them standard education like any other children in Kenya.
Jesus is her personal savior and she likes that the students are learning the word of God but that they are also gaining an education as it is going to enable them to acquire employment, allowing them to meet their future needs. On her favorite aspect of being a teacher she reports, “It is a pleasure to be a teacher since it allows me to participate in bringing up a young nation as special people in the society.”
Lucy Mumbi – lower classes
Age: 22
Status: paid
Lucy lives in Kibera with her 5 siblings and her mom.
She has taught at New Adventure for 3 years. She chose to teach at New Adventure because it was a call from got to prepare children from desperate backgrounds for their futures. She wants people in the US to know that the teachers are choosing to give of themselves to these kids and asks that people pray for increased support so that the many people who reach out to assist these kids can be paid as many of them are volunteers because of lack of resources. Jesus is “the savior of my soul”.
She sees education as such a vital tool for these kids because it helps prepare them to be great people in the future. She enjoys so much being able to introduce a new lesson to the pupils and watch them learn.
Maurice Onyango – upper classes
Age 30
Satus: paid
Maurice and his wife are the proud new parents of a baby that was born in April 2007. He and his family live in Kibera.
Mr. Onyango moves between upper classes (5th-8th) teaching science, social studies, math and English in various grades. He has taught at New adventure for nearly a year, having started as a volunteer until teachers moving on made it possible for him to be paid. “I chose to teach at New Adventure mainly because the school in grounded on the true word of God and as a servant of God, I enjoy associating with the people of God.”
He wants to be sure that people in the US know that “besides imparting academic knowledge and wisdom required in excelling in examinations, also the pupils in the school are brought up in the knowledge of God and Jesus Christ our Savior.” “Jesus Christ is my lord and personal savior. He is my closest friend. I love him because he saved me and made me whole. He brought me back to his loving arms when I was deeply lost in sing. He is my refuge, today, tomorrow and forever.”
His favorite part of teaching is “using his God given talents to help young pupils to grow up as God fearing people and to make them enlightened and informed about contemporary issues. Education broadens and sharpens their mental capabilities to enable them to cope with daily life and to prepare them to live as responsible people in the future”
Benjamin Obaga – headmaster
Age: 47 years
Status: paid
Benjamin, his wife and their children live in Kibera.
Mr. Obaga teaches CRE and Social studies in various classes besides his role as the school headmaster. He has been at New Adventure since this school year began in January 2007. He joined us at New Adventure to help continue to improve the standards of education using the wisdom he has gained in his many years teaching and to help provide the pupils with spiritual well being. “Jesus Christ is my redeemer who suffered on the cross because of my sins.”
He wants people in the US to know that New Adventure provides quality education and spiritual teaching to the pupils. “What makes us special as a school is that most of our students are needy so we would highly appreciate your maximum assistance as without support these children would be without education opportunities. These students, because of their backgrounds, need special attention and for that we need your support.”
Mr. Obaga’s favorite part of being a teacher is providing children with quality education and spiritual training.
Jane Kazira – cleaning
Age: 50 years
Status: volunteer
Jane lives in Kibera with her 5 children.
Ms. Kazira chose to begin volunteering with the school 2 years ago, “because I saw the children learning in dust and unclean compound due to the surrounding slums and it touched me to clean for them.” Jesus Christ is her “personal redeemer, who searched and saved me from the wrath of the devil to destroy me.”
She sees the education the students are receiving as extremely important because “it helps them to know that life is not easy, you must come down and be humble and faithful to God.” She enjoys the times when she can share the word of God with the children and it has caused her own faith to grow in the process.
Ms. Kazira wants people in to the US to know: “AIM is helping so much and it needs much support so that the ministry may grow larger and larger through them and their support to the children. We who live in the slums so appreciate them!”
Josephine Anyango – Cook
Age: 37 years
Status: volunteer
Josephine live in Kibera with the 7 children she cares for. Josephine is a widow.
Ms. Anyango has been the cook for New Adventure for the past 3 years because it is a Christian school and she enjoys working with schools that teach children about the Lord as well as educating them. “New Adventure is a special school that helps less fortunate children who need total assistance.” Jesus is her “personal savior and provider in all problems. I turn my eyes to God and he receives my prayers. I love Jesus because he is the father of orphans.
Her favorite part of being a cook at New adventure is being able to serve them a hot meal that will help them to learn more and will improve their over all health status.
Henry Agusioma – cook
Age: 35 years
Status: volunteer
Henry, his wife and their 6 children live in Kibera.
Mr. Agusioma has worked as a cook for three years. He enjoys working at New Adventure because he believes that the service that it provides is a vital one for Kibera children. “Jesus is the lord and savior of my life. I love him.”
He enjoys New Adventure School because the children are doing well and are want to learn. He enjoys that he is able to help the children to eat well and to be capable of their class works.
Hesbon Odhiambo
Age: 31 years
Status: volunteer
Hesbon lives in Kibera with his wife and their two children.
Mr. Odhiambo is the school’s night watch man. He began volunteering to guard the school last year because he sees the school is run by a Christian organization and he is also a Christian. “I know Jesus as my personal savior.” “Given the Christian background of the school, we believe we are special children of God and apart from the academic standards that are being improved each term, we are also glad to have people in the United states to know that the pupils are brought up in the knowledge of God.”
“As the guard of the school, I enjoy seeing the entire school well secured. I say thanks to God on a daily basis as their have been o problems affecting the smooth running of the school activities. It is important for the students to receive an education so that they can be responsible people in the future and know about current events that affect our country.”
