Jambo Jipya is a private school which requires no tuition payments from those who attend. It serves the needs of orphaned and at-risk children which means that it often saves children from a life of abuse and neglect in order to break the cycle of poverty.
Jambo Jipya School is about 50% female. Jambo Jipya The Future Child Orphanage is 43% female. These girls range from 3-18 years old and the majority of them have been raped and abused in the past.
Although the number of Kenyan boys and girls in school is roughly equal at the primary level, men substantially outnumber women in higher education. Seventy percent of illiterate people in rural areas are female. It is Jambo Jipya's goal to support all of its students with a secondary school education (through 12th grade). This will specifically benefit the female students. From there it will look to either find university placements for the students, or train them in trade schools; whichever is better fitting for them.
Trade schools will greatly benefit Jambo Jipya's female students by providing them with the tools to open their own sewing shops, restaurants, etc; or provide them with the skills they need to find a well paying job in the area of their training. Having these skills will allow the girls to be less dependent on men and will allow them to more fully control the future of their children.
Child prostitution is a major problem in the area where Jambo Jipya School is located. The majority of this prostitution stems from the tourist trade. Children (specifically girls) who are on the street begging for food or money are much more likely to be pulled into child prostitution than those who attend school. Keeping them out of harm's way during the day provides girls with a better chance of staying physically healthy (less likely to contract HIV/Aids) as well as providing them with hope for the future.
In Kenya, girls over the age of 10 are thought to be able to make money for their family (either via prostitution, selling goods in the market, or watching over younger family members) so they are often pulled out of school. This happens specifically in the Muslim population as young girls are thought to be more valuable in the home than in the classroom. The director of Jambo Jipya School has a strong passion for female education and she fights for the rights of the girls in Mtwapa, Kenya. She works to educate the parents on the benefits of allowing their young girls to acquire a full education.
By supporting Jambo Jipya School, you are strongly supporting education for some of the most deprived girls in Kenya.