Kenya Keys

Program Operations: Grants to our Kenyan NGO affiliate include: Hope Springs - 4 mentors who offer after school mentor ship to at-risk middle schoolers; Library support of books & funds to 10 primary & 4 secondary school libraries & a community library staffed & stocked with books; GED classes for adults inc. teachers, study materials, lunch & test fees covered; Special Needs school financial support & annual Special Olympics; & funds raised to build classrooms, desks & latrines.

Infrastructure Program: We are in the process of building a Community Education Center next to the headquarters which will include a library, computer lab/classroom, conference space, football pitch etc that will be open to the community as a free resource for all.

The KK NGO Operation Program: Included in grants to our Kenyan NGO affiliate are expenses for 13 program staff salaries, capacity-building, rent, utilities, transportation, office equipment, phones & building maintenance etc.Volunteers - Kenya Keys had 58 volunteers in 2023 contributing 5001 hours of service. Thirty-six staff and students from Weber State University donated 3240 hours of service toward the design and building of the Community Education Center (CEC). A volunteer provided hours of consultation on the construction of the CEC. Two board members provided in-kind legal services, while other members managed a book drive for the library, made feminine hygiene kits for students, managed sponsor renewals, and shopped for and prepared student laptops for dissemination. Other volunteers traveled to Kenya to support staff efforts, evaluate programs, and help with student interviews. Additional hours were donated to write student bios, take and edit student photos/videos, process student letters to their sponsors, and recruit new sponsors.