WHO WE ARE:
Project Kenya Sister Schools is a Canadian charitable organization that helps Kenyan kids go to school while supporting the conservation efforts of the Ol Pejeta Wildlife Conservancy in the Laikipia region of Kenya.
In 2005, we developed a partnership with the Ol Pejeta Conservancy through Mr. Richard Vigne, CEO of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy, and OPC’s Community Development Program Manager, Mr. Paul Leringato. Since then, PKSS has raised over $270,000 for the community.
Our Kenyan sister schools are located in the areas surrounding the conservancy. Farms that border the Ol Pejeta Wildlife Conservancy are vulnerable to damage done by elephants, lions, baboons, and other animals that break through the fences. Local farmers are understandably hesitant to support the conservancy and its wildlife because their lives depend on their crops.
Together with Mr. Paul Leringato, we support families who live along the border of the park. Paul helps us identify families and schools who have shown evidence of hard work and initiative before awarding them with bursaries, uniforms, desks and classrooms.
We focus on three areas:
1) We raise funds to provide schools, libraries, desks, uniforms, bursaries, dairy cows and biogas stations for community members identified by Ol Pejeta’s Community Development Manager.
2) We sister Kenyan schools to schools in North America to promote active global citizenship. Our website provides a forum for students in different countries to connect and learn about each other’s cultures. (Click here to see all the schools involved.)
3) We host donors by inviting them to stay at Pelican House and the Research Station on the Ol Pejeta Conservancy. Donors are able to volunteer in the community and visit the families and sister schools they have been supporting.
Our relationship with the Ol Pejeta Conservancy is an integral part of our success. Our financial and cultural support strengthens the goodwill between the conservancy and the community members resulting in stronger local support for wildlife.
