Kenya Reads

We are 2 years old! Check out our brand new website here: http://www.kenyareads.org/. Stay tuned for more regular updates.

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Here are some photos of KR's summer in Kenya working in schools and starting a school uniform shop.

We expanded this summer with starting a school uniform business in Nyahururu, Kenya. We provide affordable school uniforms to children in need.

We expanded this summer with starting a school uniform business in Nyahururu, Kenya. We provide affordable school uniforms to children in need.

Sorry for the late post, but we've been really busy. To find out more please read:http://kenyareads.weebly.com/1/post/2013/07/finally-open.html

Finally Open! Hi Everyone! We are so sorry for not posting regularly. Here is an update of all the things that we have been up to over the past couple of weeks. The Rift Valley Uniform Centre is officially open...

We have a new post for you! It's full of really exciting news!
please read http://kenyareads.weebly.com/1/post/2013/06/super-monday-aka-the-start-of-the-rift-valley-uniform-center.html

Super MOnday! aka the start of the Rift valley uniform center Today was a really crazy day for us. We started the day at the Nyahururu Town Hall where we registered as a business. We then paid the lease for the business location. The name of our business is THE...

Hi Everyone!
We are off to Kenya! Here is a new blog post explaining our plans for the summer. http://kenyareads.weebly.com/1/post/2013/06/off-to-kenya.html

Off To Kenya! Hi! Pete and I are currently sitting at the airport in Amsterdam waiting to board our flight to Nairobi. We are so excited to be going back to Kenya this summer to expand Kenya Reads! Kenya Reads has...

Here is an article Amanda Nagy from Oberlin Communications has written about the Kenya Reads team and their summer plans. http://new.oberlin.edu/home/news-media/detail.dot?id=5339761

Headlines - Oberlin College In less than a year, a literacy initiative led by juniors Peterson Njamunge and Shauna Godfrey has made a profound difference for school children and community members in a remote, impoverished district known as Kiamaina slum in central Kenya. Their project, Kenya Reads, has supplied textbooks and c...

Just had an amazing plenary session at CGI U in St. Louis. We are also going to be featured at CGIU tomorrow. Check out this video about KR that CGI U made: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bMhRofb4Ks&feature=youtu.be

Kenya Reads - CGI U 2013 This Progress Report video details the work of Shauna Godfrey and Peterson Njamunge on their 2012 CGI U Commitment to Action, Kenya Reads. They are bringing ...

Here is a new article about Kenya Reads from The Oberlin Review :)
http://www.oberlinreview.org/article/kenya-reads-open-new-community-center/

Kenya Reads to Open New Community Center Kenya Reads is more than just a literacy program for Kenyan students in the slum of Kiamaina — it aspires to fundamentally change a community through education and opportunity. Started by two Oberlin students, College juniors Shauna Godfrey and Pete Njamunge, Kenya Reads is the culmination of years…

The Kenya Reads Team just qualified for the final round of the Launch U entrepreneurship competition. If you are in Oberlin, come support us as we compete with other entrepreneurs for $15,000 in funding. Tomorrow, 9am, at Clonick Hall, Kohl Building, Oberlin College. IDEO's GM, Tom Kelley, will be speaking.http://oberlin.edu/launchu/

About | LaunchU at Oberlin College LaunchU is an intensive program designed to accelerate the development and launch of Oberlin entrepreneurs. Culminating in a public pitch competition before a panel of investors, the program provides a forum in which aspiring entrepreneurs can refine their ideas, develop both skills and networks, an...

Happy Universal Children's Day!
Love from Kenya Reads.