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, 260 STUDENTS WERE SPONSORED IN 2022. 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, SOCIAL, AND PHYSICAL NEEDS. NDOTO KENYA HOSTS STUDENT RETREATS, SERVICE DAYS, BIBLE STUDIES, AND MORE FOR SPONSORED STUDENTS. NDOTO DID NOT ACCEPT NEW STUDENTS IN 2022 DUE TO THE SHORTENED POST-PANDEMIC SCHOOL YEAR. NEW STUDENTS WERE ACCEPTED IN 2023. THE NDOTO COMMUNITY CHURCH, AND ALL OF ITS PROGRAMS, 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 100 YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN IN SOCCER AND BOXING, INCLUDING AT NATIONAL COMPETITIVE LEVELS. SPONSORSHIP ALSO SUPPORTS THE NDOTO COMPUTER COLLEGE, WHICH PROVIDES BASIC COMPUTER TRAINING TO HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES SEEKING TO IMPROVE THEIR CAREER PROSPECTS.

NDOTO ACADEMY. IN 2022, AFTER YEARS OF DREAMING AND A YEAR OF PLANNING, NDOTO ACADEMY OPENED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S CAMPUS IN OBUNGA. NDOTO ACADEMY IS A PRIVATE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL THAT BEGAN WITH 3 EARLY CHILDHOOD GRADES AND INTENDS TO ADD ONE GRADE PER YEAR UNTIL IT COVERS THROUGH GRADE 9. NDOTO ACADEMY FEATURES SMALL CLASS SIZES, CREATIVE AND PASSIONATE TEACHERS, A COMPUTER LAB, THE BEST PLAYGROUND IN TOWN, AND AN INTENTIONAL PASTORAL PROGRAM OF AGE-APPROPRIATE DISCIPLESHIP. SEMI-PERMANENT CLASSROOMS, A DINING HALL, A KITCHEN, AND PERMANENT WASHROOMS WERE CONSTRUCTED ALONG WITH THE PLAYGROUND AND COMPUTER LAB. 47 STUDENTS WERE ENROLLED IN 2022.

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 2022, NDOTO HOSTED 27 VISITING MISSIONARIES IN KENYA ACROSS SEVERAL TRIPS. THESE INDIVIDUALS TAUGHT OUR STAFF, PROVIDED A SPIRITUAL CARE MINISTRY SEMINAR, DEDICATED A COMPUTER LAB AND MINISTRY VANS, AND MORE. 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 2022.