Photo Gallery

Aerial shot of the school by Google maps, January 2012

I'm Worth Defending Student Training Session, September 2011

I'm Worth Defending ran a Boy's Club one Saturday for all boys in Classes 6, 7 & 8 to attend, so around 150 students attended. This is a fantastic organisation doing amazing things with children raising awareness about stop violence against women, repsect and allowing them to connect with mentors within their community to talk about issues they face.

Art Classes with visitor Janice Hooley, September 2011

Two days were spent at the school doing artworks with the kids. Janice Hooley took the classes along with Charlotte, the OAA in-country project manager, much to the delight of the kids. They had a hoot!

They made wind chimes which are now hanging from the library rafters and then each child drew a part of a huge dragon. Then class 7 each drew a petal of a flower and then we pieced it together. We had 4 groups of 20 kids participating and they loved every minute of it.

A new bridge for the community given by Warringah Rugby Club & OAA

The construction of this new bridge was supported by the chief of Kibera as a positive community initiative to the local people. The bridge was officially opened by the Australian High Commissioner for East Africa, Geoff Tooth and Warringah Rugby Club president, Mike Sheeran. This bridge will have a significant impact on thousands of people, in particular in monsoonal season.

OAA featured in school project, August 2011

OAA was featutred in a school project called 'Night of Notables', where each student had to choose a Human Rights Champion. Each student was expected to spend weeks researching their champion, wrote a detailed bibliograpy about the research, and then take on that person/organisation with a display. In addition, in the lead up to this night, the students also had to complete a major artwork based around Human Rights. The artwork Bella did was based around a photo of a boy in Kibera and her theme was 'Education Can Break the Cycle'. An awesome effort!

Warringah Rugby Club Trip, February 2011

Warringah Rugby Club tour was an incredible success. Apart from playing two matches the players were also involved in rugby clinics for hundreds of local children and two humanitarian project initiatives for OAA - the building of a community bridge and establishment of a school library. For more details please view the 2011 Tour Diary video.

New desks, January 2011

With the constant expansion of the school, OAA invested in the production of sturdier steel framed desks. Critical to the project philosophy, all desks were produced by local trades people, ensuring the money is invested back into the local Kibera community.

Secondary School Scholarship recipients

The scholarship program provides the opportunity for all scholastically able students who have successfully completed primary school to advance into secondary school. The full scholarship includes tuition fees, all accommodation and food expenses, school supplies and uniforms. This is a key step in breaking the poverty cycle for these children and their families.

Fundraising event, December 2010

Ben Hogarth visit, July 2010

Kuona Trust Arts Day, June 2010

"The kids had an absolute ball! Watching them run to the bus from the school was pure joy. The kids participated in all the activities run on the day. They modelled with clay, drew portraits and Forest landscapes with charcoal (session let by renowned Kenyan artist Patrick Mubaki), they did woodwork and found object art and painted a huge mural on the compound wall. All of the sessions were run by kenyan artists who are in residence at Kuona." Charlotte (OAA in-country Project Manager)