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December 1, 2020 – Giving Tuesday

Giving Tuesday has become an annual global day of generosity. As we wait to learn what will transpire in January 2021 (when we hope that all JAMS students can return to campus), we ask you to consider including Friends of JAMS in your end-of-year giving. The founder-directors of JAMS have identified the two highest priorities for JAMS now: educational software and preparation for the next new class of first-year students...

November 16th, 2020|Events|

Face Masks and Vocational Training

The red, black, and white face masks sent to JAMS from DeKalb County, Illinois, are truly a gift that keeps on giving. Not only are the masks helping to keep JAMS students and staff healthy, they now form a part of a vocational training project...

November 16th, 2020|News|

Emergency Fund Campaign a Success! Thank you!

You, our generous donors, truly came through in an emergency. The $30,000 matching pool was earned and exceeded. The JAMS COVID-19 Emergency Fund, including matching pool, now totals $64,200...

October 12th, 2020|News|

A Message of Thanks from JAMS Founder

I would like to express heartfelt appreciation to all of our friends in the United States, and especially the DeKalb, Illinois, region, for the sacrifices you have made to keep JAMS students learning and the school functioning during the pandemic. Jane Adeny Memorial School is in a far-off country, but folks have responded with love and care like JAMS was next door...

October 12th, 2020|News|

The Face Masks Arrive at JAMS!

Red, black, and white face masks, sewn with love, arrived at Jane Adeny Memorial School in late September after a journey of 9,000 miles. Earlier this summer, a group of JAMS supporters in DeKalb County, Illinois, donated their time, talent, and treasure to help protect JAMS students, teachers, and staff...

October 12th, 2020|News|

COVID-19 Emergency Update

Good news! We have raised 85% of the funds required to earn the matching pool and raise the funds needed to cover the extra costs of keeping JAMS going during the COVID school shutdown. Can you help us get to 100%?...

September 6th, 2020|News|

Want to Encourage JAMS Students and Staff?

Knowing that others care about them will motivate our students to stay engaged in learning long distance. Knowing that others appreciate the important work they are doing will encourage the JAMS teachers and the campus staff. Please send supportive messages to the JAMS students, teachers, and support staff...

August 7th, 2020|News|

The JAMS COVID-19 Emergency Fund

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a financial emergency for the Jane Adeny Memorial School (JAMS). In July, the Kenyan government mandated that schools remain closed until January 2021 and that the academic year begin over again at that time. We need your help in raising $60,000 to sustain JAMS until students return to campus in January...

August 2nd, 2020|News|

JAMS KEEPS LEARNING ALIVE DURING THE PANDEMIC

The COVID-19 Impact on Education in Kenya: The Kenyan government closed all public and private schools in March. In July, the government ordered schools to remain closed until January 2021...

August 2nd, 2020|News|

KEEPING THE JAMS CAMPUS OPEN DURING COVID-19

There is More to a Campus than Students, or How Not to Close a Campus . . . In March, the Kenya Ministry of Education announced that all schools, public and private, must close and the students return home. There was hope at the time that the students might be able to return to campus in September, but in July the Minister announced that the students were to remain at home and not return to their schools until January 2021...

August 2nd, 2020|News|