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Know Kenya More
One of Shining Hope for Communities’ goals is to discover new markets in which to sell products made by SHOFCO Women’s Empowerment Program (SWEP). SWEP is a co-operative that supports HIV positive...
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Bringing Clean Water to Kibera
Most homes in Kibera have no running water, forcing individuals to buy their water from private vendors who charge two to ten times what those living outside the slums pay for water. Often this water...
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Cultural Diversity at the Kibera School for Girls
The current unit in social studies at the Kibera School for Girls is ‘family’. The family unit has been approached in a very comprehensive way, with students discussing who makes up a family, types of...
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Girl Effect Challenge!
Thank you to all of those who donated to Shining Hope for Communities in the Girl Effect Challenge! Thanks to your generous contributions, the Girl Effect—an incredible movement promoting girl-focused...
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Following up on our significant Girl Effect Challenge win comes an interview with the leader of Shining Girls, Emily. Emily grew up in Kibera and knows firsthand the challenges that exist for...
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World AIDS Day
The theme of World AIDS Day this year, held annually on December 1st, was “Getting to Zero” which came from UNAIDS vision of “Zero new HIV infections. Zero discrimination. Zero AIDS-related deaths.”...
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Polio Campaign
From December 10th to the 14th, Shining Hope’s clinic, along with numerous clinics nationwide, held a Polio Campaign. The purpose of this campaign was to raise awareness about polio, preventable...
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KSG Graduation
This week marked the graduation ceremony for the students of Kibera School for Girls! The ceremony took place in the new school and proved what a terrific venue the large multi-purpose room can be!...
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Newman's Own Foundation and Shining Hope
Last week was quite eventful (literally!) for Shining Hope for Communities. The US Ambassador to Kenya, Scott Gration, and his wife Judy Gration hosted an event to honor Newman’s Own Foundation,...
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PINCC comes to Shining Hope!
The JJJ Clinic has been bustling with activity! PINCC (Prevention International: No Cervical Cancer), an organization that trains clinicians from underserved clinics in the screening and treatment of...
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Developing an Engaging Math Curriculum
When Shining Hope’s cofounder and COO, Jessica Posner, was in eighth grade, she received math tutoring from Marty Caplan, the principal of her middle school. Years later, when Marty read an article...
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Wednesday Clubs
Wednesdays at the Kibera School for Girls are a very exciting day for all—it’s weekly clubs day! Since January, the teachers have been noticing that the students were getting antsy over the course of...
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A Playground in Kibera
Announcing a new first for SHOFCO – we now have a playground on the roof of the Kibera School for Girls! Participants on a service trip organized by Africa Yoga Project spent five days in Kibera at...
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The Circus Comes to Kibera
The last two weeks in April are a much-needed vacation for the hardworking teachers of the Kibera School for Girls. But our students have something special up their sleeves… The Kibera School for...
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KSG Mentorship Program
At the center of Shining Hope’s programs is the Kibera School for Girls (KSG). The first thing you’ll learn about our students is that they are energetic, funny, smart, beautiful girls with big...
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Math Curriculum
Shining Hope needs YOUR help to bring over 400 lbs of math curriculum (textbooks and workbooks) to the Kibera School for Girls. If you’re traveling from New York City to Nairobi, and aren’t using one...
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Teacher Spotlight: Pre-K Teacher Rita Malika Ayuma
See the full gallery on Posterous When Rita Malika Ayuma first applied for a teaching position at the Kibera School for Girls, she was hesitant about teaching in the slum because of the Kibera’s...
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"Changing the World, One Cup at a Time"
At the start of January, our CEO and co-founder Kennedy Odede received an email from a class of 8th graders from The Banner School in Frederick, MD. The class had watched the Senior Class Address he...
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Group Savings & Loans Program Aiming Big in 2013
“Economic empowerment is the key to all the social issues that we have in the human life.” James Bundi, our Community Programs Manager, believes that by linking the social services that Shining Hope...
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Valentine's Day Singing Grams, Thai Food, Live Music, Yoga, Dunk Tanks:...
We recently asked our Wesleyan University college chapter, SHOFCO-Wesleyan, what they've been up to this semester. Turns out: a ton. Here's what they wrote in to tell us: SHOFCO-Wes has been up to a...
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