Linda Care Educational Center
Lindacare Educational Centre began in 2005 as a small daycare with two babies whose mothers needed a safe place to leave their children while they searched for casual work. Caroline Akinyi Wadunga, the founding director, used a donation from a foreign well-wisher in 2009 to build the first iron-sheet room. Today, the school operates in a two-level hall divided with movable boards and serves 42 children. It is run by three teachers and a cook, who all serve as carers first.
In 2010, Lindacare chose to specialize in Early Childhood Development (ECD), covering the first two pre-primary years. Caroline’s passion is to provide a safe environment for working mothers in response to the neglect and abuse many young children face in Kibera. The school has maintained above-average performance throughout the past academic year.
Cana Junior Children’s Center
Cana Junior Children’s Centre works hand in hand with the community to ensure that no child misses out on creating a sustainable and secure future.
This was Mrs. Martha Auma’s vision when she started Cana in 2007 as a small daycare centre with only three 2-year-old children. She began the school in her own slum home, later moving it to a well-wisher’s local church as the number of children grew.
In 2016, after an incident of arson, the school room and church space were rebuilt. An upper level was added to house six classrooms and an office/staff room. Today, Cana runs a full primary school with 100 children from Grade One to Standard Eight, taught by six teachers.
The year 2016 also marked Cana’s first group of Class Eight pupils sitting the KCPE examinations, with a highest score of 250 out of the maximum 500 marks. For the KCPE, Cana partners with the nearest public school, Olympic Primary School, to form a joint examination class.
GIFTED HANDS EDUCATIONAL CENTER
Giftedhands Educational Centre was founded in 2008 by its current director, Jane Aluvisia, starting with six preschool pupils, four teachers, and a simple two-room setup.
In 2009, Kanzi facilitated a mission by young men from Manchester who built eight timber and iron-sheet classrooms. The school has since grown to 12 classrooms, a staffroom, office, kitchen, five toilets, and a storeroom. With more space than many neighbouring slum schools, Giftedhands aims to grow its enrolment from 320 to 500 pupils.
The school currently employs 11 teachers, a manager, a caretaker, and a cook.
As the largest of the four Kanzi-supported schools, Giftedhands plays a key role in collaboration efforts—whether applying for government relief food, hosting joint teacher trainings, sharing resources, or running holiday activities using its larger facilities.
Fruitful talent center
Fruitful Talent Centre is a preparatory school and safe home for orphaned children. It was founded in 2007 by Lornah Miraho—fondly known as Shosho (“Grandmother”)—during the post-election violence that left many Kibera children parentless. Shosho’s vision was to ensure these children were not only housed, but educated, mentored, and supported to grow in their talents.
Fruitful operates from one main hall divided into five learning spaces, along with two dormitories containing six bunk beds. It supports 70 pupils daily and provides a permanent home for 20 orphans, cared for by seven teachers.
Despite limited resources, Fruitful has consistently achieved above-average performance. The centre relies on donations, and Shosho, skilled in beadwork, creates handmade items to raise funds—often with help from the children and staff.