Students from the college travelled to Kenya to undertake voluntary work for two weeks with the charity, Mama Kerry, to help them achieve their mission of providing free education to the communities they serve.
The six students were accompanied by National Citizenship Programme (NCS) coordinator, Freddie Schunmann, as part of their graduate activity for the NCS programme. The students stayed at Jaraka county lodge and travelled to the nearby school, Mama Kerry Hope Academy, to complete essential work to improve the learning environment of its pupils.
The Mama Kerry Hope Academy was set-up by Pastor William as part of the Mama Kerry charity in Nakuru, Kenya. The academy educates students from early years to secondary level, providing a free education to approximately 150 students between the ages of 3 and 15. Children also receive two daily meals as part of the school’s feeding programme. The school teaches over 150 students, who are all orphans or came single parent families.
College students Abbey Tyrrel, Ryan Lynch, Xena Govett, Jade Pratt, Phoebe Blandford, and Lynn Fuller travelled to Kenya to undertake voluntary work with the charity.
Freddie Schunmann said: “The whole experience was a life-changing experience for the students, it allowed them to broaden their horizons as they were able to see first-hand different ways of living in a developing country to contrast with their own lives in the UK. Students also had the opportunity to go on a safari, giraffe sanctuary and visit the nearby Thomson’s Falls.”
