On March 1st of 2010 Emerging Humanity opened an all girls' high school in Lifunga, Kenya called, Lifunga Girls' Secondary. LGS is the first school we have ever opened. The mission of the school is to provide education to young women who otherwise did not have the opportunity to go to high school. Prior to opening the school, there was only one other girls' only high school in the area. What makes ours unique is that it is for girls living in poverty who could not afford to go another public high school in the area, including those whose middle school education and performance was affected by poverty.
The school opened with two classrooms, 40 young women - ranging in age from 13 to 24 - and six local teachers. Emerging Humanity provided each girl with all the books, notebooks and calculators she needs to study. We funded the lunch program to ensure that the girls get the nutrition they need to learn and prosper. We made the school fees and cost of their uniform as affordable as possible for their income level.
