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Africa School Part IThe History of The IBNU-Kaldum Integrated Project
How does one Africa school impact children in the small community of Garissa, Kenya? The founder and headmistress of IBNU-Khaldum Integrated Project school, Rukia Mohamed Affey, is one of those people you meet in your lifetime that leaves an indelible mark. She is on my personal list of the most amazing women I know, and I highly admire her for both her community vision and personal life achievements. In the face of abject poverty and a culture that usually devalues women and recognizes men as the leaders and decision makers, Rukia breaks the mold and shines as a bright light. Her obvious passion to empower the African women and children in her community moved her to action in 1998 when she started IBNU-Kaldum. The program began as a coop daycare center where mothers both locally and from the outlying areas could come with their young children and babies. These African mothers were encouraged to register their children so they could become eligible for basic medical assistance, and Rukia partnered with others in the community to provide both FGM (Female Genital Mutilation) and HIV/AIDS awareness and education.
As time went on, Rukia recognized that because of their poverty and life situations, these children couldn't attend school. They couldn't afford the curriculum, uniforms and basic school fees required by the local government schools. She desired every child to have educational opportunities, despite their circumstances. RETURN to African Children
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