"It gave me access to a whole range of experiences that I could not have had simply as a tourist, such as the slum school in Nairobi. The classes gave me a background in Kenya that helped me understand what I was seeing, so that when we went out on our excursions, … my eyes were opened to things I never would have noticed on my own."
Leah Winters, Victoria, Canada


OTHER PROJECTS

Part of the Summer Program is to adopt other projects that would directly benefit the local host village. 

Summer Program and  “3rd Year Option” applicants, please provide us with a proposal of a new project, if you wish to do so. Please note that we do not guarantee these proposals to be granted. Please bear in mind that KULE’s primary aim is to develop long-term sustainable projects for the host village.

Since the program’s inception, participants have undertaken the following:

Providing basic facilities in the children’s homes and care centers (e.g. clothing, basic stationery, old computers through donations solicited by KULE participants and online donations).



Participating in the building of an essential facility or more in a rural community or in Kibera. The main activities are: digging wells and/or building bridges for easy access to water and public transport.

Fund raising for building major projects (like a kitchen for an orphanage, kitchen for a rural school, homes for the destitute) and providing other basic facilities like clothing, basic stationery, old computers etc to aid needy school- going children in a local community.


 
 

Building a bus shelter for commuters near Mukangu Secondary School.

 

 

Building permanent houses for the destitute in the village (the beneficiary is selected by the village elders; and so far we have built at least one house per year)


“The ‘highlight’ for me was my stay at the Chairman’s home. I never thought I would meet people with such generosity….The aspect that had the most effect on me was the fact that the poorest people, like those in Kibera slums, seemed to be the happiest compared to others living in better conditions”
Mohammed Youssef (Egypt)- Cairo University (and a graduate of UWC of the Pacific/Pearson College).