Ndoto

NDOTO WORKS TO GIVE AT-RISK YOUTH AND ADULTS IN KENYA HOPE FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE THROUGH EDUCATION, DISCIPLESHIP, AND DEVELOPMENT.

STUDENT SPONSORSHIP. NDOTO'S STUDENT SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM SUPPORTS EDUCATION AND DISCIPLESHIP IN KENYA. THROUGH NDOTO'S GRANTS TO NDOTO KENYA, 294 STUDENTS WERE SPONSORED IN 2021. THESE STUDENTS WERE ENROLLED IN SCHOOLS FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH UNIVERSITY. THEY RECEIVED BASIC SCHOOL SUPPLIES, MEDICAL CARE, AND TUITION AND FEES. NDOTO KENYA EMPLOYS FULL-TIME STAFF TO CARE FOR THE STUDENTS' SPIRITUAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PHYSICAL NEEDS. NDOTO KENYA HOSTS STUDENT RETREATS, SERVICE DAYS, BIBLE STUDIES, AND MORE FOR SPONSORED STUDENTS. 14 OF 24 SENIORS SCORED B- OR ABOVE, AND 18 OF 24 EIGHTH GRADERS SCORED 300 OR ABOVE ON FINAL EXAMS. BOTH MARKS ARE WELL ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THE COUNTRY. NDOTO ACCEPTED 44 NEW STUDENTS IN 2021. KENYA'S EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM WAS STILL RECOVERING FROM PANDEMIC DISRUPTIONS THE YEAR BEFORE, AND STUDENTS WERE IN SCHOOL NEARLY YEAR-ROUND. NDOTO PROGRAM EXPENDITURES BOUNCED BACK FROM THE CLOSURE-AFFECTED LOWS THE YEAR BEFORE. THE NDOTO COMMUNITY CHURCH IS SUPPORTED THROUGH THE SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM, THOUGH IT IS OPEN TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. THE CHURCH HAS HUNDREDS OF MEMBERS IN ADULT WORSHIP AND CHILDREN'S SUNDAY SCHOOL PROGRAMS. THE SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM ALSO SUPPORTS NDOTO SPORTS ACADEMY AND NDOTO BOXING & GYM, WHICH ARE COMMUNITY ATHLETIC OUTREACH PROGRAMS. TOGETHER THESE PROGRAMS WORK WITH MORE THAN 50 YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN.

VISITING MISSIONARY. VISITING MISSIONARIES ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF NDOTO'S WORK IN THE US AND IN KENYA. TRAVELERS FROM THE US SERVE SEVERAL IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS. THEY ARE VALUABLE VOLUNTEERS ON THE GROUND IN KENYA. THEY HELP TO TRANSPORT SUPPLIES ACROSS CONTINENTS. THEY ENCOURAGE NDOTO'S STUDENTS, PARTICULARLY WHEN SPONSORS GET TO MEET THE STUDENTS THEY ARE MATCHED WITH. VISITING MISSIONARIES IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT PART OF NDOTO'S DEVELOPMENT WORK, AS TRAVELERS WHO AREN'T ALREADY NDOTO SUPPORTERS OFTEN RETURN HOME AS NEW SUPPORTERS. THEY BECOME AMBASSADORS FOR NDOTO, SHARING THE WORD ABOUT THE GOOD WORK BEING DONE. IN 2021, WITH THE LINGERING EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC AND CONTINUED CLOSURES IN KENYA, NDOTO HOSTED JUST 3 VISITING MISSIONARIES IN KENYA. AT NDOTO, "VISITING MISSIONARY" ALSO MEANS KENYANS COMING TO THE US TO SPEAK ABOUT NDOTO AND LEARN. NDOTO KENYA'S DIRECTOR, MICHAEL OMONDI, VISITED THE US TWICE IN 2021.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. NDOTO'S THIRD OBJECTIVE IS DEVELOPMENT. IF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY ARE ABLE TO ACCESS STABLE JOBS THAT PAY A LIVING WAGE, THEN MANY OF THE CHALLENGES FACING THE COMMUNITY WILL DISAPPEAR. THEREFORE NDOTO KENYA WORKS TO CREATE SUSTAINED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN TWO WAYS: STARTING BUSINESSES DIRECTLY AND PROVIDING TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR EXISTING BUSINESS LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY. IN 2021, NDOTO CONTINUED OPERATING NDOTO BOXING & GYM, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE SLUM. WITH A DAILY FEE FOR ENTRY, THE GYM HOSTED INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS FOR EXERCISE, INCLUDING BOXING CLASSES WITH A LOCAL EXPERT. NDOTO KENYA ALSO CONTINUED TO RESEARCH AND LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR A FUTURE SCHOOL CALLED THE NDOTO ACADEMY.

STUDENT EMERGENCIES. NDOTO TRACKS EXPENSES FOR STUDENT EMERGENCIES AS A SEPARATE PROGRAM AREA FROM NORMAL STUDENT SPONSORSHIP, AS IT IS FUNDED SEPARATELY. NDOTO IS PREPARED TO PROVIDE ABOVE-AND-BEYOND SUPPORT OF ANY KIND TO SPONSORED STUDENTS WHO FACE EMERGENCIES IN THEIR LIVES. IN 2021, NDOTO SUPPORTED A STUDENT IN A MAJOR SURGICAL ISSUE, SUPPORTED CONTINUED FLOODING RELIEF EFFORTS, AND HELPED SUPPORT THE FAMILY OF A STUDENT WHO PASSED AWAY UNEXPECTEDLY.