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JAMS Resource Center Opens

The new JAMS Resource Center (RC) opened in January of 2020, just as students were arriving to start the new school year. The Center houses the new computer lab, an expanded school library, a large community meeting room, and offices for the co-principals and teachers...

February 21st, 2020|News|
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Great Results for Class of 2019

Great news about the Class of 2019! The KCSE (Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education) results show that 100% of JAMS students qualified to go to either university or tertiary (vocational) college...

February 21st, 2020|News|
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Scholarships Needed for 2020

We need just 5 more scholarships to achieve our goal of 20 scholarships for the new girls who enter JAMS in January 2020. Can you help us get the rest of the way to our goal?

November 9th, 2019|News|
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Taste of Kenya Fundraiser A Success

On October 11, the International Day of the Girl, the JAMS community in DeKalb County, Illinois, came together to send love and care halfway across the globe to rural, western Kenya. Friends of Jane Adeny Memorial School for Girls hosted our fourth annual fundraiser, A Taste of Kenya...

November 9th, 2019|News|
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Resource Center Opening Soon

The new Resource Center (RC) building has been largely completed and the finishing touches regarding flooring and electrical work are being done now. The RC houses a computer lab and a new, larger library space for the students and teachers...

November 7th, 2019|News|
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Thank You!

WOW! Dear friends, you surpassed our expectations for Give DeKalb County day! You gave 121% of our goal...

May 8th, 2019|News|
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Continued Progress on the New JAMS Resource Center

Friends of JAMS has pledged to raise $30,000 to provide the Resource Center with computers, tables, bookshelves, desks, chairs, and internet connectivity...

May 7th, 2019|News|
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Give It Up For JAMS!

Friends of JAMS has our first intern, Pooja Ballantine, an NNGO (Nonprofit and Non-Governmental Organizations) major at Northern Illinois University...

April 4th, 2019|News|
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Improving Our Transparency and Outreach

Friends of JAMS has earned a 2019 Gold Seal by adding information to our Nonprofit Profile on GuideStar...

March 14th, 2019|News|
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Success for the Class of 2018

In November 2018, the fifth graduating class of Jane Adeny Memorial School for Girls took their national graduation exams, commonly known in Kenya as KCSE exams (Kenyan Certificate of Secondary Education)...

January 15th, 2019|News|
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