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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...

January 14th, 2025|News|

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...

January 14th, 2025|News|

Many, Many Thanks to Friends of JAMS Donors for Giving Tuesday 2024

Almost $17,000 in contributions came to Friends of JAMS starting on Giving Tuesday 2024...

January 14th, 2025|News|

Outstanding Alumna Profile: Sherine Omondi (2014)

Sherine Omondi (2014) studied Political Science at Moi University in Kenya and earned her BA in 2019...

January 14th, 2025|News|

JAMS Graduates Embrace the Future

Jane Adeny Memorial School for Girls graduated 45 seniors in December 2024. The official graduation date is in December, after students sit for the Kenyan tests, but graduating JAMS seniors participate in a day of celebration with their families each June...

January 5th, 2025|News|

International Library Project Will Start at JAMS

During the summer of 2022, Andrea Trudeau taught and learned at JAMS for three weeks as part of a Northern Illinois University group funded by a Fulbright-Hayes grant. Her experience inspired her to form a non-profit to expand school libraries around the world – starting at JAMS!

November 26th, 2024|News|

2014 JAMS Graduate Connects Statistics Degree to a 21st Century Career

Millicent Atieno graduated from JAMS in 2014. She continued her studies at Kenya’s Egerton University where she received a bachelor’s degree in Statistics...

November 26th, 2024|News|

A Taste of Kenya Presented a Success Story

On October 10, 2024, nearly 150 friends of JAMS got together in DeKalb, Illinois to celebrate Friends of JAMS 10th anniversary and ten classes of JAMS graduates...

November 26th, 2024|News|

Low Overhead means JAMS receives 94% of every donation!

Friends of Jane Adeny Memorial School is an all-volunteer organization. Board members actively manage JAMS’ many administrative tasks, spending only 6% for postage, supplies, and expert support. In 2023, Friends of JAMS sent $192,873 directly to the school.

Take a look at our expenditures for 2024, so far.

November 26th, 2024|News|

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|