It's not easy making it to high school in the Maasai Mara — and then succeeding. So much is working against young people here: lack of resources, poverty, homes without power or light, homes far away from the schools, no transportation, the basic need to help their rural families survive. Only 11% of students in Narok County enroll in secondary school, and the number is even lower for girls (CIDP Narok 2018-2022). The students at these public high schools have found a way to stay in school — often the first in their families, with some progressing to university. These motivated young people have overcome many obstacles to be here, and they deserve the opportunity to learn and grow. 

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In 2021, we developed a library at Maasai Mara High School (see a classroom), a boys' school in Aitong with over 300 students, and we continue to add to it. In early 2023, we outfitted science labs here. These students are required by the Kenyan education ministry to conduct predefined science experiments, but how could they do it without the resources? We are expanding this program to more high schools, for both girls and boys.