OUR VISION: Educate Girls, Change the World

Educating girls is the single most powerful investment we can make to achieve a more prosperous, just, and peaceful future for our planet. Educating girls improves the wellbeing of communities and nations, strengthening families, improving public health, growing GDP, and increasing peace and social stability.

WHY JAMS? JAMS Educates and Empowers

Jane Adeny Memorial School for Girls in rural Kenya educates girls who would otherwise not advance beyond middle school and empowers them to become women who participate fully in the life of the nation. JAMS also provides an innovative, effective pedagogical model for the nation of Kenya and for East Africa.

100% graduation rate since 2014
100% of students have qualified for higher education on the national exams since 2019
86% of JAMS graduates have gone on to higher education, 60% to university and 26% to vocational and technical institutes.
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Teaching methods, school governance, curriculum, and living conditions are all designed to instill self-confidence, initiative, and respect for others and to develop effective life skills and leadership qualities. JAMS is grounded in a holistic philosophy: we care about the whole child, her emotional, physical, and intellectual well-being.

OUR PURPOSE: Education “Good Enough for the Richest, Open to the Poorest”

Friends of Jane Adeny Memorial School raises friends and funds for Jane Adeny Memorial School for Girls in rural western Kenya, Africa. We provide funds for books, computers, campus infrastructure, and scholarships for orphaned and impoverished girls whose families are unable to pay public high school fees.

As of the Class of 2024, 136 young women have graduated from JAMS on full scholarships
Sparks Science Building with well-equipped labs for learning science
Wehrmeister Library containing a collection of 10,000 books
Computer Lab with 25 computers for students
Solar Power Campus-Wide 24/7/365
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Featured Articles

JAMS donors support growth through Give DeKalb County

When supporters heard about recent growth challenges at the Jane Adeny Memorial School for Girls, they responded in a big way: All pledged donations have now been received along with bonus pool incentives and prize money, and JAMS exceeded its $55,000 goal...

100% of JAMS 2024 Graduates Earn College Admission

All 45 of JAMS graduating seniors scored high enough on the Kenyan national exams to qualify them for entry into higher education...

Debbie Jones Visits JAMS and Meets Her Scholarship Student

The lovely man sitting next to me on my September 2024 flight from Nairobi to Kisumu had tears in his eyes as I explained to him why I was on the flight. He was full of questions from the moment he sat next to me...