Kurunzi Fund

08/05/2026

Summer Updates from Kurunzi Fund!

07/27/2026

This is one of the biggest community impacts Kurunzi Fund has ever made. Over 650 children, fed every single school day.

The carousel tells you how it happened. What it can’t show you is what that number means on the ground: pupils who used to sit through afternoon lessons hungry now learning on a full stomach, a garden run by the children themselves, and a school that owns its own future.

We didn’t do this alone, and that’s the point. Volunteers, teachers, pupils and well-wishers built it together, and it keeps growing without us.

Swipe through, and if it moves you, pass it on. Over 650 children is where this story starts, not where it ends.

Read more here : https://kurunzifund.org/volunteer/2025-volunteer-program/

Feeding program here https://kurunzifund.org/donate/suswa-school-feeding/

07/24/2026

Some places remind us that hope is not found in perfect conditions. It is built, day after day, by people who refuse to stop believing.

Enosampurpur Primary School stands quietly in the dry landscapes of Kajiado. To an unfamiliar eye, it may appear ordinary a few weathered classrooms beneath corrugated roofs, surrounded by dust, acacia trees and open plains.

But look a little longer.

These classrooms welcome children who travel extraordinary distances in search of an education. Some walk more than 20 kilometres each day, arriving not because the journey is easy, but because they believe it is worth making.

The walls tell their own story. Above the classroom doors are words that speak not only to a curriculum, but to a vision: Love. Social Justice. Citizenship. Responsibility. Critical Thinking. They are quiet promises of the people this school hopes its children will become.

During our time at Enosampurpur, as we worked alongside the school community to establish a kitchen garden, we came to understand something important. Resilience is rarely dramatic. It is found in the teacher who unlocks a classroom before sunrise. In the child who arrives ready to learn despite the distance. In parents who continue to place their faith in education, even when the challenges are immense.

A school like this is more than a place where lessons are taught. It is where futures begin to take shape. It is where children discover possibility, communities invest in the next generation, and hope quietly grows one day, one lesson and now, one garden at a time.

At Kurunzi Fund, we believe every child deserves the opportunity to learn in an environment that nurtures both their potential and their dignity. Supporting schools like Enosampurpur is not simply about improving infrastructure. It is about standing beside communities that have never stopped believing in the power of education.

Because sometimes the strongest foundations are not made of concrete.

They are made of people.

07/22/2026

Sometimes the people changing the world aren’t standing on big stages. They’re standing in classrooms.

When we first arrived at Enosampurpur Primary School in Kajiado, Mr. Kaikai spoke passionately about his pupils, the challenges they face, and his dream of seeing the school become more food secure through a kitchen garden.

Today, that dream has taken root.

Together with the pupils, teachers, volunteers and our incredible supporters, we planted the first seeds and officially handed the garden over to the school. Soon it will provide fresh vegetables for the feeding programme while giving children practical skills they can carry with them for life.

To Mr. Kaikai and the entire Enosampurpur Primary School family, thank you for welcoming us with such warmth, trust and commitment. This project belongs to you now, and we cannot wait to watch it grow.

To everyone who donated, volunteered and believed in this vision thank you. You have planted far more than a garden.

You have planted hope.

07/22/2026

These smiles are why Kajiado matters to us.

It’s easy to drive through Kajiado and admire the endless landscapes, the acacia trees and the beauty of the open plains.

It’s harder to see what life is like when the rains don’t come.

This is one of Kenya’s driest counties. Seasons have become less predictable, harvests more uncertain, and for many rural schools, providing a nutritious meal each day has become increasingly difficult.

That is why we didn’t just build a garden.

We planted possibility.

A school kitchen garden won’t solve every challenge facing Kajiado. But it means fresh vegetables on children’s plates. It means learning that begins outside the classroom. It means discovering that the land beneath your feet can provide for you when it is cared for.

One day, these children will leave this school.

Our hope is that they leave with more than an education. We hope they leave knowing how to grow food, care for their environment and pass those skills on to their own families.

For us, this has never been about vegetables.

It has always been about dignity, resilience and giving children the chance to shape their own future.

Because real change doesn’t always begin with millions of dollars.

Sometimes it begins with a handful of seeds, a few willing hands, and children who are given the opportunity to believe in tomorrow.

07/20/2026

Memories from Kajiado .

07/14/2026

Some of the most important changes begin long before anything turns green.

At Enoorsampurpur Primary School in Kajiado County, a quarter acre of dry savannah is being transformed into a kitchen garden that will help support the school’s daily feeding programme.

The school already provides lunch for its pupils. What it has never had is a reliable source of fresh vegetables grown on its own land.

Over the past week, community members worked together to clear the site, prepare the soil, and build the foundation for what comes next. The biggest challenge was installing an electric fence strong enough to protect the garden from livestock and wildlife that move through the area at night. Powered by a small solar unit, it will safeguard every growing bed.

At the heart of the project is a 5,000-litre water tank connected to a modern drip irrigation system, delivering water directly to the roots where every drop counts. Soon, these beds will be planted with sukuma wiki, spinach, and onions to provide fresh, nutritious vegetables for the children.

There are no green leaves yet. No harvest to celebrate. These photographs capture the part of the journey that is rarely seen—the hard work, determination, and hope that make everything else possible.

This is what the beginning of lasting change looks like.

We can’t wait to share the first seedlings with you.

📍 Enoorsampurpur Primary School, Kajiado County, Kenya

07/14/2026

Two weeks ago, a classroom in Suswa grew a little bigger.

Not because the walls changed, but because the children’s world did.

For many of these pupils, this was the first letter they had ever received. A simple envelope became a reminder that someone, somewhere, knew their name.

At Kurunzi Fund, this is why we do what we do. We don’t just grow gardens or support school meals. We grow opportunities, confidence and connections that remind children they belong to a much bigger world.

Sometimes hope arrives quietly.

Sometimes it arrives in an envelope.

04/23/2026

In honor of Earth Day, we would like to recognize some of the successes of our projects. The efforts of every one of our volunteers, donors, and students have truly made a difference. Sustainability isn't just a value we hold, it's the foundation of everything we do.

Our volunteer program last summer which was the beginning of our school feeding program is a prime example of sustainability in action. Our volunteers helped students at Suswa Primary School build a kitchen garden that would eventually be able to feed the entire school community. To ensure a thriving and successful continuation of the kitchen garden, we helped form a group of students called the “Green Family” who would be in charge of maintaining, harvesting, and sharing the results of the garden long after the volunteers have left. Drip irrigation was installed to ensure that only the amount of water necessary for the garden to sustain itself is used. Suswa is a very dry area and rainfall can be scarce making each drop extremely valuable.

In addition to the kitchen garden, our volunteers decided to come together to fund an additional program to ensure that every student could be sustainably fed. Our school feeding program has ensured that all 550 students attending Suswa Primary School don’t have to go to school on an empty stomach. These hot meals help sustain the students so they can be active in their education rather than focusing on hunger. Sustaining education for these students helps create a brighter future for the entire community as well as other rural communities across Kenya.

We hope to expand our School Feeding Program to to help other students in impoverished communities gain access to sustainable resources to have hot meals every day to continue their education. We are committed to sustainably supporting students across Kenya and ensuring every student has access to food and education. Education is the pathway to the future!

03/31/2026

March 2026 Newsletter: -

“Hi, my name is Emma. I am in second grade. I am raising money for the Kurunzi Fund to give food to children in Kenya, Africa. I am raising money by putting money in a jar from my chores. I want to help the children who don’t have food because I don’t want them to be hungry during class.”