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Smiling students raising their hands in a new AM Kares classroom

Koins for Kenya

Building schools in rural Kenya.

AM Kares partners with Koins for Kenya to give children in the villages of Kwale and Kilifi counties a dry, safe place to learn.

100%

of donations go to projects

< 4 wks

to build a two-classroom school pod

400+

students at Boyani Primary, up from 120

Who we are

No paid offices. Just volunteers and results.

Different from many non-profit organizations, there are no offices of paid employees in the USA. All board members are volunteers, contributing their time, expertise, resources and ideas to best help with projects in the Koins service area.

The USA team works closely with companies, families, charitable organizations and individuals to fund projects and initiatives in Kenya.

Read our story
Villagers gathered at an AM Kares school site

Causes we work for

Education is the way out of poverty.

Schools

Classrooms once made of sticks and mud now have floors, roofs, desks and supplies. Within a decade, 7 of the top 10 schools in the county were Koins-sponsored.

Trade skills

Our schools are built by locals, who dig the foundations, make the cement blocks and cut the lumber, gaining skills along the way.

Scholarships

Education is free through grade 8. Scholarships send top students to secondary school and university, regardless of their family’s situation.

Koins has also built dams, hospitals, water cisterns and agricultural programs.

“Originally our 120 students were learning under trees with no desks. Koins for Kenya came to Boyani and built five classrooms full of desks. From that point Boyani began to change. Now we have 400+ students.”
Hamisi Said Mwawndenbo, Head Teacher, Boyani Primary School

From the field

Latest updates

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Ribbon Cutting at Vifanjoni

Here are a few photos from the ribbon cutting at Vifanjoni. We all got adopted into the village and got our African names. Larry – Ngome Nancy – Mjeni…

School is Done!

The school is done! The sweet gentle people and children of Lutsanga are using it and loving it! It’s so exciting to see these smiling faces! How can …

Almost Complete!

I am SO EXCITED! They think they will be ready for the kids to start using the school next week! They still need to paint the logo, the school’s name …

Lift where you stand.

Building a school is hard for one person. When we all lend a hand, in Africa and the U.S., it becomes easy.

In the “Donation Destination” box, select “Advantage Management / AM Kares”.