Fundraiser for Kenyan girls’ school at Christ Episcopal
The Daraja Club of Woodside Priory School has scheduled a fundraiser for Daraja Academy, the first free girls’ secondary school in Kenya, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday at Christ Episcopal Church, 1040 Border Road in Los Altos. The evening will feature food, live entertainment and information about Daraja Academy, in addition to live and silent auctions. The public is welcome.
Los Altos resident Lizzie Somers, a Priory sophomore, became interested in the academy after her physics teacher Robert Bessin, also a Los Altos resident, discussed working with the Daraja Academy, which was founded by Jason and Jenni Doherty and admitted its first students two weeks ago.
Jason, who has taught in the Bay Area, is headmaster at Daraja. He traveled to Kenya as a child and fell in love with the country. Determined to relieve the poverty and hopelessness there, he decided to open a school. He concluded that an opportunity for girls to obtain education beyond elementary school could have a large impact. Kenya does not provide free secondary education.
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Thanks for spreading the word about Daraja.
I am an advisory board member and a good friend of Jason's. We appreciate any one who takes the time to learn more about this amazing school.
I invite you to read the blog:
http://daraja-academy.org/blog/
to stay tuned to the progress of the school.
Thanks again!
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