Start With One International Inc

Education swoi through a grant agreement with swok is involved in the educational sponsorship of approximately 142 children including 30+ former street boys. Since 2017, swok has had 77 children graduate from high school with 53 (68%) continuing on education. The kenya national average is 16%. In december 2023 swok had an unprecidented 24 students graduate from high school and another 24 attending post high school education. In 2022 and 2021, the kenya school program accelerated to 4 terms per year in an effort to catch up from the 2020 covid shut down. Due to covid-19 & school shut down in kenya, many of the sponsorship funds were used for covid relief and home-schooling efforts for the sponsored children. Swok has conducted & coordinated various other trainings & empowerment seminars in kenya (ie. Hygiene & sanitation presentations, pastor trainings & business practices). In addition, swok is involved with the gituamba jkc primary school located in rural kenya. Through granted funds, swok provides a lunch feeding program for 400- 500 students, and provides textbooks & other supplies. The school was selected by the kenya government to add class 9 as part of the new competency-based curriculum ("cbc"). Class 9 began at the school in january 2025.

Building projects swoi granted funds to swok for building various necessary infrastructure within kenya. In 2024, swok in partnership with the gituamba jkc comprehensive school added a new classroom and science laboratory. In 2023, swok partnered with ngala school for the deaf in nakuru county to renovate and rebuild their kitchens and dining hall. Since gituamba jkc primary school has been selected as a site for the addition of a class 9, work began on a new 9th grade classroom as well as a science lab and computer lab. In 2022, building initiatives resumed at gituamba jkc primary school with the expansion & renovation of 4 early childhood development classrooms. Also, book cabinets, learning tables and a concrete slab for two additional classrooms. A new 10,000 liter water tank was added to the school to help the school becoming more water secure during droughts. In 2021 & 2020, due to covid-19, there was a reduction in donations received. As a result, all building projects for 2020 were postponed. In 2021, a classroom expansion project at gituamba jkc primary school was implemented in line with kenya government regulations for social distancing and new curriculum guidelines. Fye 2019 building projects at the school included improving water system and permanent flooring as well as the installation of a library. Fye 2018 building projects included additional classrooms and a room for a future library and other infrastructure upgrades to the school. Fye 2017 building included a kitchen and dining hall for the school. Also, a church with a business enterprise of corn grinding in the gituamba idp/refugee settlement was built.

Mission teams: swoi grants funds to swok to host mission teams. In 2024, swok hosted several mission teams and small groups that focused on a variety of activities from the distribution of uzima clean water filters, to work at gituamba jkc primary school and a school for the deaf in siaya, kenya as well as conducting health & eye clinics. In 2023, swok hosted two mission teams and several small groups that focused on a variety of activities from the distribution of uzima clean water filters, to work at gituamba jkc primary school and ngala school for the deaf as well as conducting health & eye clinics. In 2022, travel had not recovered fully to pre-pandemic levels. Swok hosted one mission team and several smaller groups of individuals to collaborate in the work of swok in kenya. In 2020 & 2021, due to covid 19, there was a reduction in mission work. As a result of the pandemic, swok received only one group in kenya before lockdowns took affect. Expense of $99,248 including grants of $99,248 and revenue of $0.healthcare: swoi grants funds to swok for its heathcare initiatives. For fye 30sept 2024, 2023 and 2022, swok conducted several days of health & eye care clinics. In addition, the routine health issues of the sponsored children. For fye 30sept2021, the primary focus was for covid-19 relief to families that were impacted by the pandemic. In addition, there were expenditures for surgeries & dental care of two children. Expense of $9,203 including grants of $9,203 and revenue of $0.other program service areas: for fye 30sept 2024 include business empowerment initiatives expenses of $8,300 including grants of $8,300 and revenue of $0; for fye 30sept 2023 include business empowerment initiatives expenses of $23,655 including grants of $23,655 and revenue of $0; for fye 30sept 2024 include swok office expense of $40,311 including grants of $40,311 and revenue of $0; for fye 30sept 2023 include swok office expense of $40,598 including grants of $40,598 and revenue of $0; fye 30sept 2024, swok personnel, vehicles & other expenses of $23,391 including grants of $23,391 and revenue of $0. Fye 30sept 2023, swok personnel, vehicles & other expenses of $11,530 including grants of $11,530 and revenue of $0.