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Tag: Kenya

Spurgeons Academy – the youngest starters

Spurgeons Academy has been a CRED partner for many years. Based in Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya, it takes children who are unable to afford to attend other primary schools, and has 80% single or double orphans. Recently the new school year started, and below are a few photos of…

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Helen Harrison 3rd August 2022 22nd July 2022News CRED, cred partners, education4all, Kenya, OVC's, Spurgeons

Introduction to artisanal gold mining.

This morning you left for work: picking up your car keys and headphones on your way out, ring finger already tapping against a mug of machine brewed coffee in anticipation of your favourite tune, you waved goodbye to your children safe in the knowledge that life for you and your…

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Helen Harrison 19th January 2022 10th January 2022News CRED, cred partners, F4M, Foundations for Mining, gold, Kenya, mining, Uganda, Zimbabwe

Fitting a year into a few months

When Covid hit in March 2020, and most of the world went into lockdown, one of the aspects of life that was hit the hardest was schools. Across the world, children everywhere suddenly found themselves unable to go to school, as the buildings were closed and everyone told to stay…

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Helen Harrison 8th December 2021 13th December 2021News back to school, CRED, cred partners, Kenya, Spurgeons, Uganda

Budding young Card designers from Spurgeons

Earlier this year, CRED Foundation asked the leadership team at Spurgeons Academy in Kibera, Kenya, if it would be possible for some of their students to help design a Thank You card that was to be produced for all regular CRED donors. The staff agreed, and the design brief was…

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Helen Harrison 15th September 2021 26th July 2021News CRED, cred partners, Kenya, Spurgeons, thankyou

Covid safety artwork from Spurgeons

The students who are members of the art club at Spurgeons Academy in Kibera, Kenya, were recently asked to do some drawings that show how to stay safe against Covid. We thought that you would like to see some of their art.

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Helen Harrison 14th July 2021 23rd June 2021News covid secure, covid19, CRED, cred partners, Kenya, Spurgeons

During the floods, and afterwards

For the community of Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya, 2021 started with a mood of optimism. After the year 2020, when Covid-19 led to lockdowns, loss of employment for most, loss of income for many, the schools being shut, and the children subsequently having no access to feeding programmes, 2021…

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Helen Harrison 9th June 2021 27th May 2021News covid19, CRED, cred partners, flash floods, Kenya, Spurgeons, thankyou

Food glorious food

Returning to school for the children at Spurgeons was a wonderful time after almost a year of Covid-enforced shutdowns. Not only does it mean access to education again (no home-schooling when you live in the largest slum in East Africa), not only does it mean a safe place to play…

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Helen Harrison 7th April 2021 9th April 2021News CRED, cred partners, feeding programme, Kenya, Spurgeons

New year = new classrooms and new desks at Spurgeons

The start of 2021 meant that all children at Spurgeons were finally allowed to return to school, along with the rest of Kenyan students. Before that, only the children who were taking school leaving exams were able to attend classes, and even that was after 8 months of no schooling…

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Helen Harrison 19th February 2021 3rd February 2021News back to school, covid secure, CRED, facemasks, Global Care Int, Kenya, Spurgeons

Back to school at Spurgeons Academy

For the children at Spurgeons Academy in Kibera slum in Kenya, when schools closed in March 2020 due to the coronavirus lockdown, that was the end of access to education for them for that year. Homeschooling just isn’t an option when your home is 3m x 3m, housing an average…

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Helen Harrison 31st January 2021 31st January 2021News back to school, CRED, Kenya, Kibera, Spurgeons

In pictures: Spurgeons do more food distribution ….

….thanks to donations via CRED Supporters

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Helen Harrison 16th July 2020 16th July 2020News Kenya, Kibera, SCCK, Spurgeons
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