Construction of Rooted In Hope Library & STEM Resource Center in Kenya

Rooted In Hope embarked on one of our most ambitious projects, the construction of a Library and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Resource Center at the Baraka Children’s Home and school. Consistent with our values and mission, education remains at the core of our sustainability efforts and we remain committed to providing the forum to promote environmental awareness for the generations that will follow. 250 students have been served at Baraka since Rooted In Hope has been partnering with them. 

The Rooted In Hope Library & STEM Resource Center at Baraka Children’s Home in Nyeri. Construction, painting and outfitting is to be completed in 2025.

The students of Baraka also participate in our Sister School programs, exchanging letters and drawings with schools here in the United States in our efforts to improve multi cultural exchange and a global approach to environmental protection. Rooted In Hope volunteers meet with students and present lessons and engage in question and answers. To date numerous schools have participated in these programs and they remain a highlight for our volunteers and for the students that learn from each other about their respective traditions, cultures, challenges and highlights that comprise daily life in Kenya as compared to life in both urban and rural areas in the United States. 

Jessica Kain, a Rooted In Hope volunteer who spent two weeks in Kenya in September 2024 is presenting to Njengu Primary School in Nyeri.

The students all participate in tree planting, establishing kitchen gardens, and water conservation through the introduction of drip irrigation systems provided by Rooted In Hope