Dear Friends,

We continue to celebrate the impact that YOU have in rural Kenya, day in and day out. In 2023, you welcomed nearly 2,000 students into inviting classrooms. Caring teachers guided our students through lessons, nutritious food was devoured for breakfast and lunch, and our community continued to thrive. Your investment delivered everything that makes TKP schools unique and added enrichment programs, field trips, technology resources, and graduation celebrations to campuses. In a community where overcrowded and under-resourced schools are commonplace, TKP campuses are a source of light, fulfilled dreams, and promises for the future.

Your generosity fueled growth in 2023 and prepares us to impact more students in even more profound ways in the years to come.

A few big highlights and where you'll see us grow in 2024:

EXPANDING WITH EXCELLENCE TO JUNIOR SECONDARY
TKP students now call our campuses "home" through ninth grade! Over the past two years, our team navigated uncertainty related to new guidelines from the Kenya Ministry of Education—and they've done so with leadership and a strategic focus on what's best for our students. With our expansion to Junior Secondary, we will serve seventh, eighth, and ninth graders on all six TKP campuses. We'll educate these students with a specialized curriculum that includes a more rigorous focus on new subject areas, such as computers/technology, sciences, arts and music, and home economics. Our team is poised to serve these students well through these critical education years and fully prepare them for success in high school and beyond.

COMPLETING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ON SIX CAMPUSES
In 2023, we began a journey to accelerate the completion of the capital needs on every TKP campus. This will be a multi-year focus to ensure all campuses will provide access to clean water, quality classrooms, space for teachers to plan, meet and learn together, recreation spaces for students, kitchens, and more—not just now but for years to come. Some of our campuses are 15+ years old, and we're committed to updating and maintaining all of our buildings as a haven of learning for students. In 2023 alone, we opened six new classrooms at Oloilalei, teacher housing for staff and their families at Ololturot, added a cafeteria pavilion/outdoor learning center at Nentekeny, upgraded solar power at Oltikampu, added tank and gutter systems for clean water reserves at five campuses, added multiple toilets at two campuses, and outfitted kitchens, handwashing stations, and much more.

INVESTING IN OUR TEAM MEMBERS
TKP's 132 Kenya staff members (including 87 teachers) are at the heart of transforming futures in rural Kenya. We couldn't do it without their leadership, insights, and dedication to students. Your generosity supports our teachers with on-campus housing at four campuses (with the others planned as part of our capital improvements acceleration), generous salary and benefits, and a staff loan program to help with large purchases and family needs. We're honored to work alongside this talented group (along with our five staff members in the U.S.), and they join us in thanking you for your partnership.

Please read on in this year's impact report for more highlights and join us in celebrating these accomplishments as a global TKP family!

Asante sana,

President, The Kilgoris Project

Executive Director, The Kilgoris Project

Two years ago, seven-year-old Isaac happily learned in the classroom and enjoyed science experiments alongside his 3rd-grade classmates.

During TKP's annual physical examination in August 2022, Isaac sat in the examination chair with symptoms of a cough and fatigue. Belvin Potishoi, TKP's Student Health Officer, motioned a stethoscope around his heart and heard an irregular sound.

Belvin and fellow Student Health Officer Amos Leperes met and further examined Isaac, confirming that they both heard a heart murmur. The health team referred Isaac to Tenwek Hospital in Bomet, Kenya, where a team of doctors diagnosed him with atrial septal defect. This discovery revealed that Isaac was born with a hole between his upper heart chambers. Without access to a hospital and emergency surgery, the hole could continue increasing the amount of blood going through the lungs, which can critically damage the heart and lungs.

In February 2023, Isaac underwent open heart surgery to repair the defect. After just one week in the hospital, Isaac was able to return home with his family. He quickly regained strength and began participating in his normal activities without the fatigue he experienced prior to the surgery.

Isaac is thriving in his academic and health journey as a 5th grader at TKP's Ololturot Primary School. Isaac and his parents are grateful for the education, daily breakfast and lunch, and quality medical care he receives at TKP. He dreams of becoming a doctor and helping people in Kenya just like the TKP health team and hospital doctors did for him. 

2023 Financials

Asante Sana!

This life-changing work couldn’t be done
without your faithful partnership.
Thank you!