Annual Harambee!
Our annual Harambee in Fort Collins is set for November 30th! This annual event brings many people together from SYEF’s donor and volunteer community, and...
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Gaining Clarity about the Impact of Scholarships
SYEF’s core program has always been awarding scholarships that cover 100% of the cost of secondary school, including tuition, room and board, uniforms and...
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Our 2023 Plans
Headed into our 13th year, we have several plans that build on our core strengths and also plan to adapt to lessons learned throughout the Covid years...
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Reflections of the past year
This past year was a blended experience for SYEF, returning to normal but redefining what is “normal”...
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Returning to more familiar routines
Like others places and organizations around the world, the routines and activities in Samburu and SYEF resemble pre-Covid times more than they have at...
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After a delayed start due to COVID
After a delayed start due to COVID, our D.I.G. Entrepreneurship program launched with three teams consisting of SYEF alumni and other youth community members. The D.I.G. program provides approximately six months of training and mentoring to the teams to develop…
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Our 2021 Plans
Although the world isn’t out of the weeds yet with COVID, there are some steps toward restoring familiar routines and activities in Kenya, including schools resuming in-person learning for the 2021 school year. Students in primary and secondary schools have…
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The era of COVID
The era of COVID has of course required a lot of adaptability and constant conversation among our staff and community board about a role for SYEF in supporting our youth, their families, and the broader community. Our usual programming and…
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Our sixth cohort of students completes high school!
The 13 students that comprise our sixth cohort of students completed high school in November 2019. They join our other 64 alumni to be among a small percentage of individuals in their community to complete a high school education. Following…
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What a comprehensive evaluation told us about our work.
SYEF was hugely fortunate to have an evaluator, Alex McHenry, donate time to the organization this year, to assess the impact of our programming and scholarships on our alumni. Over the course of multiple months, Alex conducted interviews with nearly…
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