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Update on Sustainability at JAMS: Your Donations at Work!

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...

October 4th, 2024|News|
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New Dorm Helps JAMS to Grow

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...

September 30th, 2024|News|
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“African Garden” Quilt Raffle Supports JAMS Expansion

Friends of JAMS is raffling a beautiful quilt, “African Garden.” All proceeds will help JAMS expand to serve more students...

September 9th, 2024|Events, News, Upcoming Events|
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Connections Create Relationships That Can Increase Understanding

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...

August 27th, 2024|News|
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As Reliable as the Sun

Sustainable development can take many forms. JAMS is working to become more sustainable both economically and environmentally. Sometimes the same efforts accomplish both..

August 27th, 2024|News|
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Meet Florence Auma Ogodo

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...

August 6th, 2024|News|
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JAMS Students Learn about Careers and University Life

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...

July 7th, 2024|News|
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New Outdoor Facilities for JAMS

During the rainy season, sticky mud filled the pathways at JAMS. Deep mud made walking from building to building both unsafe and very messy...

June 23rd, 2024|News|
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JAMS’ Volleyball Team Wins in Early Competitions

JAMS’ volleyball team did well this season, winning the division level competition. In the photographs, they are practicing for the district volleyball tournament...

June 18th, 2024|News|
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Record Donations Bring Solar Electricity and Biogas to JAMS

Installation of a solar power system and a biogas operation began in May at Jane Adeny Memorial School for Girls (JAMS), thanks to record-breaking donations to Friends of JAMS through Give DeKalb County...

June 1st, 2024|News|
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