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KENYA: Jubilee Blind School

Jubilee Action works with the Rendille people in a remote region of northern Kenya. The Rendille are a resilient nomadic community who battle daily against the harsh conditions simply to survive.

Due to the physical nature of nomadic life, children with special needs are often neglected. The Jubilee School provides an education and a home for children who are partially sighted or completely blind. We fund the running costs of the school and boarding facility which currently caters for 25 children. Humble Beginnings  The school was established by John Osman – a man who is completely blind himself, but was given the opportunity by missionaries to study and complete his teacher training. He is determined to provide children who have special needs with the same opportunities that he was given.  Studying Success The project operates a boys' and a girls' dormitory in Loglogo and a blind unit at the local primary school. The children attend the local school alongside sighted children, but have special helpers since they do their lessons in Braille. The blind children are often at the top of their class. The project is going very well, and the spiritual input is a vital component of the project. In their final year of Primary Schooling, the Kenyan children sit a national exam, the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE). Those students who pass their KCPE are offered the opportunity to attend a specialised Salvation Army secondary school in Thika, outside of Nairobi.  Two new students graduated to the secondary school this year, joining the three who are already studying there. Integration is Vital The blind children are integrated into the classes with the sighted children and are well-accepted. Even when there have been terrible tribal clashes in northern Kenya, the blind children have never faced any hostility, and the community has benefitted from having children from different tribes integrated together and the project has contributed towards cultural tolerance in the community. We are very excited to be able to work together with the Kenyan government in this project.  We challenged them to provide assistance for these visually impaired children and they responded by agreeing to fund the salary of their teaching assistant in the local school.  We are so grateful to them for their contribution. Operation: Eyesight This year, four of our students were admitted to the Arsim Eye Clinic.  Two had operations to improve their vision, and one of our new girls was given glasses so she is now able to read large print. Building the Future We are pleased to announce that the building of the new girls' dormitory has been completed!  The new building is looking great, much more capacious and cooling than the old building and now we just need to put in the beds and other bits. We are currently looking into the possibility of sinking a borehole to bring water to the local community and school. This will enable them to grow vegetables and have a few animals, giving them greater independence and self-sufficiency. Join our fight for justice... Donate now >>