Every year, PA-MOJA in partnership with the Ol Pejeta Conservancy adds about 10 students to our scholarship cohort and 10 of the previous ones graduate. In both cases, it’s an incredible experience where we share […]
Victor Mageto, a student from Kenya, visited Mwituria school in Kenya and then, just a few days later spent the whole day at their sister school in Canada, Windermere Secondary. Check out the video of […]
Scholarship stories are necessarily sad. They are sad because the kids we sponsor are often in dire straits. What is sadder is that out of every 10 students sponsored, another 100 or so are […]
At Carbonear Collegiate, PA-MOJA has successfully raised funds and made a cultural connection with our sister school, Thome. We are thrilled to say that our group has created our biggest fundraiser, the Techonology Famine. We […]
Less than 5 Kilometers from where the equator cuts across the heart of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy is the most playful, sweet and curious baby rhino you will ever meet. His name is Ringo. Contrary […]
The Spring Creek Community School (SCCS) has been working on some fundraising this year and learning about schools/life in Kenya. Fundraising – We raised approx. $550.00 from 2 events. Many students at the school came […]
After many months of preparation, including multiple letters of support from Langley School District teachers, superintendents, PA-MOJA directors, and community leaders from Kenya and Canada, James Muraguri, a Form 4 graduate from Tigithi Secondary, finally […]
Njoguini Primary School students from Nanyuki were excited to share culture with their sister school, Stephen Girard Elementary in Philadelphia. They taught their sister school how to cook Ugali and “Managu”, traditional kale that grows naturally […]
2015 stands reluctantly at the threshold. Re-laces her boots and looks back eyes wet with nostalgia yet bright with anticipation. Her suitcase firmly in her hand as she contemplates that she’s walking out never to […]
Every year, the Ol Pejeta Conservancy picks several needy students from the surrounding community for the PA-MOJA bursary scheme. Some get part scholarships and the more needy are awarded full scholarships wherein PA-MOJA sponsors them for four […]
A month ago, Susan Lekolie was your typical teenager. She was bubbling with the excitement of going to a new school and she couldn’t wait for the teacher’s strike to end. Fast-forward to last week, […]
Last week marked the start of a fortnight that every Kenyan high highschool student looks forward to and dreads in equal measure. For the next two-weeks, form fours (grade 12s), will be sitting for […]
One of Kenya’s leading literary minds Ngugi wa Thiong’o recently published his memoirs titled, “Dreams in a time of war“. He talks about how hard it was for a young boy in Kenya to have […]
Windermere High Sschool students, under the direction of music teacher, Andrea Lee, honored Mwituria students by featuring Kenyan songs at their recent choir night and dedicating the concert to their sister school.
One of the many species that benefits from Ol Pejeta’s partnership with neighbouring Mutara, is elephants. Not only do they benefit from a safe passageway into the greater Laikipia ecosystem, but also from the help […]
Leigh Vierstra, a teacher from Madison East High School and PA-MOJA volunteer, was awarded the ‘Topnotch Teacher’ award from a local TV station for taking 12 students from her high school to Kenya. Leigh and […]
Impalas are a type of antelope native to several countries in tropical Africa. At the Ol Pejeta conservancy, we have the common Impala. These are wild bovines that live on the savannah open grassland easily […]
Mageto was one of the first students to join butterfly effect in Kenya and he is now in his final year of high school. These days, his participation has reduced as he takes more time […]
What does it take for a schoolboy to become the best javelin thrower in a country known to produce world class Olympians? Obviously, they will need a professional coach and perhaps some rudimentary knowledge on […]
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Nothing beats teamwork, except perhaps, better teamwork. The PA-MOJA team exemplified the truth in this assertion when it mobilized thousands of its members and supporters to vote in the recently ended CST competition in which […]
PA-MOJA and the Butterfly Effect team of Silvia Knittel, Alison Stuart and Penny Carnrite, would like to thank all the people who voted and encouraged others to vote in order to help us win the […]
Andrew Graham, the Principal at Kwayhquitlum Middle school wanted to send a warm hello and this welcome video to their new sister school, Matanya Primary. Andrew said, “We are very happy to enter into a […]
Kelly Zimmer, principal of Heritage Mountain Elementary, sends this video to say hello to their sister school, Sweetwaters Primary. The students share their interests, favorite sports, and questions for their sister school friends.