Kenya (Nairobi)
Orphanage School
Anglican Orphans of Kenya - Good Samaritan School
EMI Project 5421

January 20th - February 1st, 2007

Original Project Scope
Education has always been a strongly held value in Kenya and free public education for all was among the first initiatives enacted by the new president Mwai Kibiki. Violence, famine and illness in the surrounding countries of Somalia, Ethiopia, Uganda, and the Sudan have driven many refugees into Kenya where they populate the slums, such as Kibera in Nairobi. The new education act has helped to take many of the homeless children in Kenya off the street and put them into classrooms, but this has created terrible overcrowding and supplies shortages in the public schools.

St. Nicholas Orphanage desires a complete primary school on its 12 acre property to serve this need created in this area outside Nairobi. By building a school on its own property and charging a modest tuition to those that can afford it from the surrounding suburbs, it can educate its own children living at the orphanage and earn revenues to support the school and orphanage at the same time. It is also intended to allow continued evangelical efforts serving families living in the nearby slums such as Dagoretti.

This is a project that is sure to be built with a great and successful partnership already existing between the Anglican Church of Kenya and our host ministry, Anglican Orphans of Kenya. As eMi joins this partnership to ensure good development, planning, and design, we can be sure of a successful investment in the Kingdom and the local community.

Project Team
Henry Watts – EMI Team Leader
Jacob and Kristin Littrell – Architect
Eunice Kim – Architect
Alice Kim – EMI Intern/Architect
Erica Moore – EMI Intern/Architect
Betsy Baldwin – Civil Engineer
Dale and Sue Kanen – Surveyor

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