CoKF Chairman Busy Schedule in Kibera.

When Curtis Rooney arrived in Kibera, he was just an ordinary man. But what he left behind was no ordinary. On 30th March 2010 Curtis landed in Nairobi with stored enthusiasm, to meet the beneficiaries of Children of Kibera Foundation., an initiative helping directly or indirectly hundreds of families in the infamous Kibera slum.
On 31^st March 2010,Mr. Curtis Rooney, Chairman, Children of Kibera Foundation was commissioning the new building, the newly built washrooms initiative at Red Rose Middle school-.An exercise that was witnessed by Red Rose students, Project coordinator Japheth Ochieng’, Red Rose teachers and Parents

This particular visit was met with pomp and happiness. Joyous children danced and sang their hearts out during this memorable event. “This is purely reconnaissance exercise meant to lay out the future programme projections and mapping out the way forward. It is a great privilege to have you in Kibera and to have you back will be our first primary priority request.” Japheth noted.

Traversing the unfriendly environment to reach out to various families in home visits was not enough; students benefiting from CoKF welcomed the Chairman in their shanties with their parents and siblings ready to pour out their gratitude.

Mr. Curtis was introduced to the new computer labs run by CoKF at Kibra Academy and Lutheran school. These are initiatives that brought technology right at the door of a community that never new what a computer is, changing lives of many. Teachers, children and parents alike. Surely, it is a move that has opened the eyes of many. It has connected this dark part of the continent with the global village. We appreciate every effort that has been put into this project, from the hands that contributed that penny to the hearts that donated the computer. And in any other form that we cannot mention here.

The Chairman also took time, within his busy schedule; to visit Calvary school. CoKF has built new classes because of the generous contribution from well-wishers.

He took time to visit High Schools, where the beneficiaries are schooling. It was a humbling experience as the students were elated to see their highly cherished chairman. They were happy to thank him for what he has done to bring the CoKF to what it is today. They showed enthusiasm as they shared their dreams and aspirations with the Chairman. A lot was discussed touching on the salient requirements on career guides.

The chairman, particularly, engaged them on interviews on various life skills and the challenges facing the youth in contemporary world.

He challenged them with his own life history, made them to understand the importance of determination, the tenets of identifying goals and the goals in achievement.