Crossroads Christian Church revitalizes the Nkoisuash primary school
The Kenya federal government supports education by undertaking to provide local primary schools. This is a huge challenge because almost 40% of Kenya's population is under 15 years of age, there are a limited number of trained teachers, and the rural students are dispersed in tiny villages and although the village of Nkoisuash has a primary school, it is severely under-resourced.
The Crossroads Christian Church community has a special relationship with Nkoisuash village that has evolved through a very successful Crossroads project with John Keshe (when he was working primarily on water projects). Crossroads supported the digging of a well, installation of a water system and building of simple hygienic bathrooms at the school. This was transformative for the village and has allowed the opportunity for the school to offer more robust education and community support with the essential use of water for many necessary uses for the village.
Improving the Nkoisuash Primary School became the next priority. The primary school was terribly inadequate both because the student population had grown from 60 to 364 since the school was built, and because money had not been available for ongoing maintenance.
In 2021, the Crossroads leadership understood the need and the opportunity to make a big difference. The entire church congregation donated funds for the building of three new classrooms and the renovation of the older classrooms. The project moved forward quickly because the Kenya government specifies a standardized design for all such school buildings, because John Keshe has done a wonderful job of cultivating ongoing relationships with reliable local contractors who won the contract to do the work and performed it efficiently.
A team from Crossroads visiting in July 2022 experienced the joy of inaugurating the building, together with Maasai community members. It was a joyous celebration, uniting the Kenyan and US communities.
This construction has transformed the school and had a major positive impact on the Nkoisuash students and staff. The school has become a welcoming place to learn! In addition, the classrooms are often used for the KCEA Life Skills workshops, for the interyear classes arranged by KCEA, and for John Keshe's meetings with parents and community members
