On Giving Tuesday, Give Kenyan Girls a Life-Changing Education
Please support the girls at JAMS on the global day of generosity, Giving Tuesday, held this year on November 29, or in your end-of-year charitable giving...
“A Magical Place:” NIU Fulbright-Hayes Team Visits JAMS
In summer 2022, a team from Northern Illinois University visited JAMS and found it to be “a magical place.” Funded by a U.S. Department of State Fulbright-Hayes grant, the team spent two weeks at schools in Tanzania and two weeks at JAMS in Kenya...
Give DeKalb County Success! Thank You, Donors!
We are more grateful than we can express. You, our wonderful supporters, came through once again for the girls at JAMS. The 2022 Give DeKalb County donations go to the JAMS Scholarship Fund. Your gifts, large and small, add up to the equivalent of 49 years of transformative high school education at JAMS...
Major Library Expansion
A major gift just arrived at the Judith Wehrmeister Library at JAMS. Thanks to Bookfriends International NFP, a curated collection of over 6,000 books has been added to the bookshelves...
Success for the Class of 2021!
The 35 young women in the JAMS Class of 2021 have done us proud in the KCSE—Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education national exams. 100% qualified for vocational college programs and 60% qualified for 4-year university programs.,,
Why Scholarships? Why JAMS?
Friends of JAMS is run by an all-volunteer group. Here’s why we devote our time and money to the cause...
Give DeKalb County, May 5, 2022
It’s time once again for Give DeKalb County! This year our goal is funding for scholarships for bright Kenyan girls who are orphans and/or live in dire poverty. Donations of any amount through Give DeKalb County are much appreciated and will go to the JAMS Scholarship Fund to provide an “education good enough for the richest, open to the poorest.”...
Good News from JAMS April 2022
We are glad to report good news from JAMS as Kenya continues to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and the disruptions caused to the economy. The 165 girls at JAMS completed the pandemic-delayed 2021 School Year in March. The 2022 School Year will begin in late April and finish in December 2022...
Nurturing Voice and Purpose
JAMS founder-director, Dr. Wasonga, reports that a teacher-initiated program at JAMS is bearing fruit. The teachers proposed the idea of serving as teacher-parents, whereby each teacher has a “family” made up of 12-14 students. In this family, the teacher is the parent figure and has the responsibility of advocating for his/her children. They have regular family meetings and plan activities to keep the students engaged...
How JAMS Scholarships Change Lives
Scholarships have an extraordinary impact on the lives of JAMS students. Their letters to sponsors recount their school experiences and heartfelt gratitude, but rarely share personal circumstances. Here we provide some background details about three typical JAMS scholarship students...