Please join us on Saturday, October 12th, 6-9 pm, to enjoy Kenyan food, listen to live music by Off the Vine, shop the Kenyan Fair Market, buy chances on a beautiful African fabric quilt, and bid on our Silent Auction...
When Friends of JAMS launched its Sustainability Initiatives for Give DeKalb County in May 2024, we had no idea that our donations would make a difference so fast...
Construction of a new dormitory at Jane Adeny Memorial School for Girls (JAMS) begun during summer 2024 will provide living space for 40 additional students...
Friends of JAMS is raffling a beautiful quilt, “African Garden.” All proceeds will help JAMS expand to serve more students...
You are Invited to Friends of JAMS’ 10th Anniversary Celebration! Friends of the Jane Adeny Memorial School will gather at Faranda’s Banquets on Saturday, October 12th, 6-9 pm, to celebrate ten years of success...
Guest author Saige Ruback has written a very interesting story for our website, jamskenya.org. Saige, age 16, is working towards playing ice hockey in college while focusing on a degree in an environmental science. She writes about her interview with Phoebean Atieno Odongo...
Sustainable development can take many forms. JAMS is working to become more sustainable both economically and environmentally. Sometimes the same efforts accomplish both..
Orphaned young, Florence struggled to pay for primary school, collecting firewood and weeding fields to survive. She excelled academically despite her challenges. Secondary school fees seemed impossible until Friends of JAMS granted her a scholarship...
Visitors from the Museum of Kenya and interns from Maseno University visited JAMS in May 2024 for presentations and discussion related to historical anthropology and to education in general...
During the rainy season, sticky mud filled the pathways at JAMS. Deep mud made walking from building to building both unsafe and very messy...