Valley Light Building Project Construction Team

Valley Light Building Project Update

Has your year gone as expected? Ours certainly hasn't! The environment 2020 has created is filled with unfathomable pivoting and deep challenges, especially trying to navigate a large building project in another country. While we have dealt…
Change comes when we help others.

Change comes when we help others

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"If I can help one person, and that person can help another person, then it becomes a change." - Dr. Kakenya Ntaiya This is what Just One Africa is ALL about! The difficult situations and deep challenges in life can seem so impossible to…
Lenkai Christian School needs a new vehicle for child rescues

This is as Real as it Gets – Life in Kenya

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In April, a mother of five drove to the police station and loaded up some police officers in her own vehicle. They drove all day into a rural area, reached the town they were looking for, and rescued a 10-year-old girl who had been sold…
westminster christian academy learns about africa

What Can Happen When We Say Yes?

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In January, a parent from Westminster Christian Academy, in Huntsville, AL, joined us on a trip to Kenya to learn more about our partner who runs Valley Light Home and what a partnership would look like. That trip launched months of important…
Trauma Therapy Training with Kutoa Project

How Transformational Change Happens

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As we learn more about the communities we are serving in and all that our partners are challenged by, we came to understand a huge need for trauma-informed training for the school staff at Lenkai Christian School and caregivers at Hope Beyond…
First Aid Arts training in Nairobi with Just One Africa partners.First Aid Arts

Hope Beyond Trauma Therapy Training

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One of the important programs that our partners have been building is focused on trauma therapy and counseling for the children rescued from early marriage, FGM, trafficking, and abuse. We fundraised for the land and home which is now Hope…
Asembo Church Water Filter Distribution

Empowering Local Leaders with Access to Clean Water

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Packing up 200 five-gallon buckets, 100 water filters, and our US and Kenyan teams, we departed for the small, rural village of Asembo, located in Siaya County.  An excited crowd, 150 strong, anxiously awaited our arrival.  We have served…
Duke Engage Students in Kenya at Lenkai Christian School

We may live simply, but we love everyone

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Our first day in Kenya, we pulled into camp with Paul, and met Madam Dorcus. She was waiting for us outside of her house, ready to greet us with a smile and welcoming arms. We introduced ourselves, and immediately she made us feel at home.…
Partnering with girls

How will you grow?

Some people go through life trying to find out what the world holds for them only to find out too late that it's what they bring to the world that really counts. - Anne of Green Gables We are grateful for the opportunity to serve with others,…
Clackson and Joseph and Just One

Don’t underestimate the power of your vision to change the world

As we have stepped out with the vision of Just One Africa we have had the privilege of meeting some amazing people. Meet Joseph and Clackston, part of our awesome team in Kisumu and Bondo, Kenya. These men have changed our world and we are…