TKP and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Challenge

CREATING SOLUTIONS TO GLOBAL CHALLENGES IN RURAL KENYA

The United Nations is on a mission to transform the world we live in, improving it significantly by 2030, through the Sustainable Development Goals campaign. These 17 goals are aimed at tackling some of the biggest challenges facing humanity–from sweeping poverty off the map, to combating hunger and fighting inequality, to taking on climate change. World leaders, businesses, local governments and nonprofits worldwide have committed to overcoming these challenges. With this ambitious framework in place, there's hope that together, we can create a brighter future for ourselves and future generations.

At The Kilgoris Project, we are committed to empowering communities and encouraging sustainable development because we know education is a catalyst for positive change. With your partnership and investment, TKP is making an impact across the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

JOIN US ON A MISSION BIGGER THAN EACH OF US AND BIGGER THAN TKP

Leaders from across TKP are sharing their thoughts on how you and TKP are making a difference in these areas. This April and May, we invite you to learn more about your impact, where we are headed, and how you can help. The essays below give a glimpse into the challenges the people of Kilgoris face and how TKP partners with the community for change.

This spring we’re raising $50,000 to further our impact in these six big areas. We invite you to join us for the first time, or to give again to further our work in these impactful areas.

To join us and learn more about the TKP and UN Sustainable Development Goals Challenge… Click here!

2022 Impact Report

Dear TKP Family, 

As we share the 2022 Impact Report, the two of us sit down as colleagues, friends, and partners to share the  incredible work you’ve brought to life in Kilgoris, Kenya over the past year. Just a year ago, Greg came on board as  TKP’s new President to lead the tremendous work that has been building over the last 20 years. It’s been a year of  relationship building—with our staff and boards of directors on two continents; with our strategic partners; and with you, our friends and faithful donors. 

We couldn’t be prouder of the impact that is unfolding every day thanks to your investment in our team and students. Our 12 schools on six campuses served 1,775 students in 2022 and sent 138 eighth graders to high school in an area where most students don’t have access to the opportunity. TKP's exceptional enrichment programs (scouts, dance, music, and more) and field trips returned at full capacity after pandemic-related holds in 2020 and 2021. And, we continue to invest in our people, campuses, and programs to deliver a holistic, best-in-class education experience to the children of Kilgoris. 

Your gifts fueled a record fundraising year for The Kilgoris Project in 2022. That generosity is the foundation for impacting more students in even deeper ways for years to come. 

Please read on in this 2022 Impact Report for more highlights and join us in celebrating these accomplishments as a global TKP family. 

Asante sana, 

Greg Baird 

President, The Kilgoris Project 

David Lemiso 

Executive Director, The Kilgoris Project 

TKP Wins 1st Place at the DIAR Awards!

Congratulations to our amazing Kenyan leaders! The Daima Trust (DIAR Awards) honored TKP earlier this month at their National Diversity and Inclusion Awards in Nairobi. TKP received the 1st place trophy for “Inclusive Deployment of Technology.”

It’s a great honor for TKP to receive recognition for this category. Our work in “Inclusive Deployment of Technology” consists of our integration of e-Readers and computers into daily classroom learning. TKP is bringing inclusivity through technology, gender access, leadership, and more into our team and classroom culture.

A glance at the numbers:

• TKP was the 1st primary school on the African continent to use e-Readers in 2011

• 300 e-Readers in use on 4 campuses

• Current library of 50,000 electronic books

• 2 dedicated technology teachers for upper primary grades

We celebrate our Kenya-based team’s work and dedication to our students today and everyday.

Join the Field Partner Alliance!

make your giving go further. Change Lives All Year.

That's exactly what you do when you become a TKP Field Partner. 

Visit www.kilgoris.org/fieldpartner to learn more about joining TKP’s Field Partner Alliance.

Join the Back-to-School Challenge!

Hello TKP Family,

It's Back-to-School time! We have kicked off the 9th annual Back-to-School Challenge, and we have an incredible group of partners and friends joining us for our peer-to-peer campaign to raise $150,000 for TKP classrooms! 

You just watched aspiring surgeon Sheryl, one of the 1,775 students thriving in TKP schools because of generous supporters like YOU! But we need your help to continue the impact by joining us for this year's Back-to-School Challenge! 

Your gift will fund:

• New Kenyan national curriculum, creative classroom experiences, enrichment programs, and investments in all 6 TKP campuses.

• Top-notch teachers by providing training, mentoring and professional development; while remaining committed to paying competitive salaries and benefits.

• The expansion of our Alumni Program by hosting alumni mentoring and support programs--once a TKP student, always a TKP student!

It takes $2,900 to fund a TKP classroom for an entire year. Your $50, $100, or $250 (or more!) donation propels the dreams of 1,775 kids in rural Kenya like Sheryl.

Will you partner with us for the Back-to-School Challenge to bring a safe, transformative classroom experience and more to thriving students? 

Choose ONE of two easy ways to give! Visit Back-to-School Challenge and:

• Click "Donate" and select "Donate to a selected fundraiser" to choose one of our fantastic team leaders who are directly raising funds for the Back-to-School Challenge.

OR 

• Click "Donate" and select "Donate to the team General Fund" to make a gift to the campaign.

We can't do it without your support and generosity! Asante Sana!