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Students Return to JAMS After 9-Month Closure

During the first week of January, nine months after Kenyan schools closed in March 2020, all grade levels returned to the Jane Adeny Memorial School campus. We are very happy to report that 100% of JAMS students are accounted for. Only four of them have not returned, due to health issues...

January 25th, 2021|News|
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Campus COVID Mitigations

Throughout the school closure, staff and faculty at JAMS were busy preparing to welcome back a full complement of students. Thanks to all the generous donors to the JAMS COVID Emergency Fund, many infrastructure improvements have been achieved...

January 25th, 2021|News|
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Scholarships Update

We sent news and a message from your student by mail to every full and half scholarship donor in December. We hope you will write back to your student and send a photo if you’d like. Your students are now back on the JAMS campus. We will send your notes and letters to your JAMS student electronically as we receive them...

January 25th, 2021|News|
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Latest Updates on JAMS and the Pandemic

The schooling situation in Kenya is still in flux, but we have several updates for you. In the second half of October, the Kenyan Ministry of Education told all Form Four students (high school seniors) to return to their schools. The Ministry also announced that the national graduation exam (KCSE—Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education) will be administered in March 2021...

November 16th, 2020|News|
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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|
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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|
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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|
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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|
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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|
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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|
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