Elimu Fanaka is a non-profit organization working with rural public primary schools in Kenya to improve access to quality education and ultimately create sustainable communities. We are partnering with like-minded organizations, the Ministry of Education, the government, local community members, and individuals leveraging education as a tool and schools as centers for creating positive transformational change.
Our Programs
Our goal is to bridge needs and resources by creating sustainable and positive transformations across all the communities we work with.
NAWIRI
Storytelling
This program aims to improve access to high-quality education by employing various creative mediums such as Music, Dance, Art and Poetry hence supporting learners’ mental wellness by creating a safe space for them to express themselves.
Literacy
Aims to strengthen leaners through the acquisition of strong reading and writing skills, creating a reading culture, and promoting literacy as a fundamental tool for personal, educational and societal development hence improving leaners’ performance.
Leardership Development
We support learners on important life skills, practical skills and inspire them to value education for success regardless of their situations and background. The program focuses on empowering learners to understand how different experiences in life can affect their mental well being and upskill them to prepare them to navigate through life.
Klub Ujuzi
is a children’s table banking and mental health & wellness club designed for school-going youth ages 10-14 years (grades 4 to 8) in rural public primary schools in Kenya to train them on income-generating activities and support them in improving their mental health and wellness and fight some of challenges caused by the change by the in climate.
IMARISHA
Capacity Strengthening
program works closely with parents, teachers, and community members, engaging them in various trainings to empower them through economic and professional development and create a safe environment to support these learners holistically.
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Testimonials
“We are happy to be selected to partner with Elimu Fanaka. Our expectation is for our students to benefit highly from all of Elimu Fanaka’s projects and programs, especially the reading and writing clubs. We are glad to know that our learners will have a variety of books to read from as they enhance their curiosity.”
Mr. Panuel NgureHeadteacher at Gideon Mosi Primary School
“We are so grateful for Elimu Fanaka for bringing our very first library in Mwatate Sub- County, I am proud to see it at Kipusi”
Mr. JumaA Parent from Kipusi Primary School
“Elimu Fanaka has been a blessing to our school. Since you started working with us, other partners have started coming to Mbulia to support, including the CDF who are now renovating two classes!”
Mr. Renson MwakioBOM Chair - Mbulia Primary School.
“The Arts & Culture Program has given our learners an opportunity to engage and learn more on poetry narration and has been participating in the Kenya Music Festival which is a great boost for us to perform even better in the coming festivals.”
Madam AdommaHead Teacher Kipusi Primary School
“The library has become so resourceful and a majority of teachers are making use of it and it has ignited the urge of reading story books as well as course books among our learners”
Mr. LaghoKipusi Primary School
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