New Uniforms, Opening Ceremony & Radio Show

Last week was extremely productive, starting with the handing out of new uniforms to our 50 sponsored Red Rose students, thanks to a generous donation.


The children were ecstatic to be given the clothes. Many were previously donning well worn out sweaters with holes in the elbows. But with the donations, everyone was looking ‘smart’- a British-adopted slang word meaning looking well put together.

The students say “Thank you!”

The week continued with opening ceremonies of the new classrooms on Thursday. Parents, teachers, friends, and staff enjoyed performances by every class- a wonderful collection of songs that were obviously well rehearsed. The show ended with a traditional dance done by classes four, five, and six. Speeches were also given by the headmaster on behalf of the school, by Ken and Drew on behalf of CoKF, and by the guest of honor, George Letene, the Municipal Minister of Education.

Parents and other guests were given a tour of the new classrooms provided and built by the Potomac School this past July. Students were eager to show off their new rooms. They were also shown the new library/computer room, where shelves are already filling quickly with books.

We finished the week with a special appearance on Pamoja FM’s radio show, hosted by Ali, a good friend of CoKF. Ken, Jeff, Drew and Brendan were given the opportunity to talk up our upcoming music festival, as well as other CoKF projects. Ali graciously agreed to cover the entirety of the music festival live from the event on October 1st and 2nd.