Lee Brenneisen Foundation Inc A Tennessee Not-For-Profit Corporati

THE PURPOSE OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO BUILD SCHOOLS, COMMUNITIES, AND WOMEN'S COOPERATIVES IN AFRICA, SPECIFICALLY NAROK COUNTY, ONE OF KENYA'S LARGEST AND GENERALLY LESS DEVELOPED COUNTIES. THE FOUNDATON HAS DEVELOPED EIGHT ECO-FRIENDLY LEARNING MODULES TO EMPOWER STUDENTS FOR FUTURE OF CRITICAL THINKING THROUGH ACTIVITY BASED LEARNING.

CLEAN WATER IS THE MOST PRECIOUS NATURAL RESOURCE IN EAST AFRICA. ACCELERATING CLIMATE CHANGE MAKES AVAILABILITY AND ACCESS DIFFICULT. CLEAN WATER & HEALTH UNDERPINS OUR REMAINING 7 LEARNING MODULES AS WE ASSIST SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES, LEARNING LIFE SKILLS AND DEVELOPING SOCIAL ENTERPRISE. MOST OF OUR SERVICE AREA IS EXPERIENCING THE WORST DROUGHT IN 40 YEARS. IN 2021 SOME ESTIMATE THAT 50% TO 70% PERCENT OF LIVESTOCK DIED OF THIRST AND STARVATION. RIVERS AND AQUIFERS HAVE DRIED UP. AT INNOV8AFRICA, WE REDOUBLED OUR FOCUS ON WATER CATCHMENT AND STORAGE. WE DUG WATER RESERVOIRS IN SCHOOLS AND ADDED CHILD SAFETY FENCING. WE ADDED 10,000-LITER WATER TANKS AT EMENTERAI, OLOMAYIANA, ROKONKA AND OLOISIYIOI PRIMARIES AND REPAIRED WATER SYSTEMS AT ADDITIONAL SCHOOLS SUCH AS EOR ENTIKTOK AND MURUA. WE BOUGHT PERSONAL "JERRY CANS" FOR STUDENTS, ASSISTING EACH STUDENT IN MEASURING HIS/HER WATER CONSUMPTION. CLEAN WATER DRINKING WATER COSTS WERE $75,772. WE ADDED ELEVATED WATER STORAGE AND SOLAR PUMPING AT SCHOOLS WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF DAVIS SHIRTLIFF, EAST AFRICA'S LEADING WATER AND SOLAR SUPPLIER. WE MADE ADDITIONAL WATERING TROUGHS FOR LIVESTOCK ADDING DAIRY OPERATIONS AS PART OF OUR SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS. OUR IRRIGATION SYSTEMS NOW NEAR THE 33 MILLION LITE LITER MARK. WE CONTINUED OUR REFORESTATION PROGRAMS WITH SCHOOLS GROWING MORE THAN 50,000 TREES FROM SEEDS AND SUPPORTING PRESIDENT KENYATTA'S 60MILLION TREES PLANTING PROGRAM ($8,875). $10,925 WAS SPENT ON IMPROVING POULTRY PRODUCTION AND ENSURING OPERATIONS AT SCHOOLS WERE ATTENDED TO IN THE ABSENCE OF STUDENTS WITH EGGS AND BROILERS BEING DISTRIBUTED TO STUDENTS AND FAMILIES MOST IN NEED.

FAMINE AND FOOD SHORTAGES HAVE RAVAGED MUCH OF KENYA. WE BEGAN DIGGING WATER RESERVOIRS FOR CROP IRRIGATION AND EMERGENCY WATER SUPPLIES. IN PART THROUGH OUR EFFORTS, AGRICULTURE BECAME A SUBJECT TAUGHT IN THE GOVERNMENT CURRICULUM. WE WERE ABLE TO MOBILIZE TEACHERS AS WELL AS STUDENTS TO MAKE KITCHEN GARDENS IN SCHOOLS. WE DUG IRRIGATION PONDS AND PLANTED MAIZE, BEANS, SPINACH, CABBAGES, ETC. WE CREATED IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, NURSERIES AND PROVIDED BOTH SEEDS AND SEEDLINGS FOR STUDENTS TO GROW AT HOME. WE RETAINED FARMING CONSULTANTS, TRAINED TEACHERS, ARRANGED FOR TEACHER STIPENDS, AND IMPORTANTLY ASSISTED WITH SOCIAL AND HEALTH ISSUES ESPECIALLY FOR GIRLS NOW STAYING AT HOME.

AS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE RETURNED TO "NORMAL" STANDARDIZED TESTS REVEALED LEARNING SETBACKS AT ALL GRADE LEVELS. ALMOST A YEAR AWAY FROM SCHOOL HAS SERIOUSLY AFFECTED OUR YOUNG LEARNERS AND DROUGHT IN 2021 EXACERBATED MATTERS. IN THE ABSENCE OF TEACHERS, WE EXPANDED COMPUTER LEARNING WITH OUR SCHOOL LAPTOP COMPUTERS AND CONDUCTED REMEDIAL STUDIES INCLUDING "COMPUTER WEEKENDS." WE ADDED SOLAR SYSTEMS FOR CLASSROOMS IN ORDER TO AVOID "BROWNOUTS AND OTHER POWER INCONSISTENCIES INCLUDING A COMPLETE LACK OF "GRID ELECTRICITY" IN SOME SCHOOLS. WE EXPANDED BEEKEEPING OPERATIONS TO ASSIST MORE WOMEN'S GROUPS.