Children Archives - Village Project Africa

Staff Spotlight . . . meet Zeddy

Written on November 1, 2023. Posted in Blog, Children, Education.

Zeddy has worked for Heritage Academy for 10 years. She started working when she was just finishing her accounting degree. She was young and shy and when we interviewed her for the job, she mostly looked down. Because...

Student Spotlight: Monicah Nambuye

Written on August 5, 2022. Posted in Children, Education.

. . . a sponsorship story in her own words “I am Monicah Nambuye. I am a pupil in grade 5 at Dr. David Lewis Heritage Academy. I am one of the pupils who have been able to get a good education in this good school because...

Everyday life – Meal time in Kenya

Written on June 17, 2022. Posted in Blog, Children, Education, Health, Village Project Africa.

Each day our cooks prepare and serve simple and nutritious meals to students and staff. We have more than 400 high school students, 600 primary students and 100 staff members who have lunch each school day. Lunch is the largest...

Remembering Mama Mary

Written on June 17, 2022. Posted in Children, Stories, Women's Community.

Mama Mary (as she was affectionately called), was a widow and a pastor in the village of Makutano, Kenya. Recognizing how widows were mistreated and segregated, she began meeting with the women in her area. Soon, their children began coming with...