Our Mission
Building the future, desk by desk, class by class
A co-educational secondary day school in the village of Gitare, Kenya — built in phases, over time, by two communities on opposite sides of the world.
Who we are
Gitare Kenya Outreach Inc.
In 2008, Holy Family Catholic Community of Dansville, Perkinsville, Cohocton and Wayland, NY began The Kenya School Project as a ministry to serve the poor in Gitare. These communities and friends joined together in this mission to construct a high school available for boys and girls in this remote village.
In April, 2019, this ministry became a non-profit, 501(c)(3) corporation by the name of Gitare Kenya Outreach Inc. This new non-profit entity will continue raising funds to complete the final construction phase of St. Josephine Bakhita Secondary School, provide resources for the classrooms and sponsor students from very poor families. Your prayers and financial contributions are greatly appreciated by the students and their families who know that education is the key to the future.
Project Goals
What we set out to do
- Build a co-educational school facility in Gitare, Kenya.
- Improve the social and economic status of families by making high school accessible and affordable.
- Empower young girls and boys to be socially and economically productive.
- Undertake construction in phases over time.
- Increase the percentage of young people attaining a high school education in Gitare, Kenya.
Board of Directors
- Sally Leeson
- James Feely
- Susan J Keister
- Sue Kuhn
- Dr Nancy Kuria-Taylor
- Fr Stephen Karani
- Ellen Stephens (Emeritus)
- Mary Biggee (Emeritus)
Non-profit for charitable, religious, educational, social, economic and scientific improvements.
Watch: our project in Gitare
Our patron
St. Josephine Bakhita, 1869 – 1947
“The Lord has loved me so much … We must be compassionate.”
“Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible … and suddenly you are doing the impossible.”
“Among our tasks as witnesses to the Love of Christ is that of giving a voice to the cry of the poor.”
Help create lasting opportunities through education.
CLOSE TO ONE HUNDRED PERCENT of your donation to the annual appeal will be used for The Gitare Kenya Outreach for St. Josephine Bakhita Secondary School.