The Kakuma Project
Children line up in the yard of Turkana Needy Children's Home under an acacia tree, with tin-walled classrooms behind them

Education for Kakuma's children

We fund school places, daily meals, village teachers and mentoring with Turkana Needy Children's Home in northwest Kenya.

  • 50

    children sponsored through school

  • 4

    villages served around Kakuma

  • 2

    volunteer teachers bringing early learning

  • 2,000+

    people reached in the community

Locally led for seventeen years

Pastor John and Pamela Eyanae have fed, taught and sheltered Kakuma's most vulnerable children since 2009. We turn Australian support into their work on the ground.

About the project

Pastor John addresses a gathering of children and families at Turkana Needy Children's Home, many with their hands raised

What we do

Four programs, each removing one barrier between a child and a classroom.

A sponsored pupil in a light blue school shirt with a pink backpack

School sponsorship

Fees, uniforms and transport for 50 children in Kakuma's primary and secondary schools.

Children sit on the ground in a village eating from colourful bowls

Daily meals

A lunchtime meal in the villages, often a child's only reliable food of the day.

A teacher stands at a blackboard under a tree while children sit with papers on their laps

Early learning

Two volunteer teachers bring literacy and numeracy to children with no school to go to.

A young child stands barefoot among dry thorn bushes near Kakuma

Mentorship and care

Social workers visit children at school and at home, and reach those living on the streets.

The programs in detail

Real stories

Every number on this page is a child with a name. Shared with their families' consent.

Milly in her school uniform with a pink backpack

Milly

Age 8, Kabokorit Primary School

Found living on the streets, now in safe foster care and thriving at school through sponsorship.

Read Milly's story
Leah standing on a sandy track at dusk, smiling

Leah

Bachelor of Education

Sponsored from primary school to university, now training to teach in her own community.

Read Leah's story

Make a difference

Gifts through Interseed International are tax-deductible in Australia, and designated funds go to the children in Kakuma.

Give once

A$25 feeds a village child for a week. A$4,400 builds the temporary classroom.

See what your gift does

Sponsor monthly

A$50 a month keeps a child fed through the school year. A$1,250 a year keeps one in school.

Become a monthly partner

Partner with us

Churches, schools, businesses and volunteers for the mentoring program.

Get in touch

Donate via Interseed (opens in a new tab)

The Field Letter

A short update from Kakuma a few times a year. Nothing else, and you can leave any time.