Exit Students Report 2013

I would like to thank all the team members, sponsors and other partners for the support that they gave us in 2012.
Last year we were able to achieve the following:-
1.       Able to get approval for re-registration from the Children’s department, involved in the creation of a new Charitable Children Institution Association that will advocate and network CCI dealing with children.
3.       Was able to exit most of the 22 students who went out and got places for attachments, training and jobs. (Jackline Njoki, Mary Muthoni, Mawanahawa Sumaiya, Anastacia Njeri, David Mutimbi, Benard Kariuki, Nicholas Muiruri, Mary Wangui, Elizabeth Wanjiku, Florence Aoko, Fredrick Otieno, Duncan Mwangi, Abdi Isaac, Paul Zakayo, Charles Kimani, Veronica Wanjiru, John Dennis Kamau, George Omondi, other will be exiting this year)This was a great improvement from 2011 because all got places this time around and the ball was in their court to prove and maintain those opportunities.
4.       Created awareness and increased relations with the Children’s department and other organization dealing with children.
5.       Held trainings for the team to be aware of the new laws and rules coming in concerning child care.
6.       Improved and restructured the boarding department to better take care of students.
7.       Helped the exiting students get relevant documents for IDs and job/internship opportunities.
8.       Held VBS and Sunday school for the community children. last year we were able to have 388 children attending.
This year’s Goals:
1.       Help our students doing KCPE exams get their birth certificates and also committal documents and lastly those needing IDs card.
2.       Attachments/Jobs for Exit students this year we have
·         Peter Mwangi:- Catering and Food production( ID, Attachment and then Job, housing )Possible opportunity at the Arte Caffe at the village market.
·         Titus Musyoki:- Hairdressing and Barbering ( Attachment and Job, housing). Glad to say he has an opportunity a Narcisse salon at Sarit center.
·         Cecilia Mwinza:- Dressing making and Tailoring(Job hunting, housing )
·         David Mutimbi:- Auto-mechanics ( Housing, Job at 4wheeler Garage )
·         Ken Owino:- Computer ( ID, attachment and then job hunting, housing )
·         Florence Aoko: -Hairdressing and beauty(ID, attachment and job, housing )
·         Anthony Githinji:-Auto-mechanic( attachment, ID and then job, housing)
·         Joseph Nderitu:- Auto-mechanics( attachment, ID and then Job, housing)
·         Mary Wanjiru:- Catering ( ID, Attachment and then Job, housing)
·         Clinton Otieno:- Catering (ID)
·         Joseph Mbithi:- Catering (ID)
3.       Help those going for outside schooling, this year we have
·         George Mwenda:- Computer Graphic and computer languages and then help out at MITS during weekends.
·         Edward Muhea: - a part-time class KIPS and then helps Musa with beginner’s computer classes at Kamulu.
 Lucy Akinyi:- still has 3 months  hairdressing school and then job hunting.
4.       Do more networking with other organization for the exit students and do a lot of following.
5.       Reforms in the Boarding program in terms of supervision, food and communication channels with students like having suggestion box etc.
6.       Push for the implementation for some of the suggestion from the children’s dept e.g. improves security, education for our students, child friendly environment.
7.       Continue with 4.30 Business classes, Saturday classes
8.       Do more community programs like Sunday school and VBS this year.
9.       Interact with skill teachers to better equip and pool ideas.
 Improve our students recording system to comply with the government standard set.
 Work more with relatives and parents of the exiting students as an integration process.
 See how alternative cares with fit with MITS especially foster care.
 Do more of the team building training for our team.
 Improve on our certificates, letters for exit students.
Start our graduation program, to be held in October.
 
 by Joel Njue.

Month one down

Team managed to meet and review last years goals and went through those achieved. We also had time to read out and evaluate achievable goals for 2013. All departments read out theirs mostly geared towards making our kids better and more prepared for life and spiritual life.  Much was discussed about the future of the ministry and our vision and focus.
With a lot of the kids joining skills training we were faced with the challenge of dividing the kids evenly in all the skills areas. Rashid felt he wanted to pursue hairdressing but we had put him in woodworking. The entire team felt he would thrive well in woodworking so we did some mentoring through Robin, he was uncomfortable at first but is doing well.
 We now have kids in Auto-mechanics, woodworking, and hairdressing. Theses skills did not have student last year.
We recently bought new chicks to help supplement our diet.  We now have close to 300 chicken that are all layers.

All building projects are ongoing, the Sewing building is almost done, the new comp lab is finished, only electrical fitting remains.
Philip has started his school in Daystar university  he is doing his degree in Mathematics. Irene is almost finishing with her degree in psychology and counselling. Joel Graduated with a degree in Business management.

Terron Talley from North Carolina, Asheville,of Biltmore Church will be an  intern that will be staying with us for the next one year. He will be teaching Bible to the literacy classes,  Latoya Moore is also with us for the next five week, she is a student at Pepperdine University studying Education and Psychology. She does one-on-one classes with our newest and basic literacy students learning to read and to write.

Up and Running

 Well, it a new year, tons has happened the past year, especially during towards the end of the year. I don't like being the bearer of bad news, but different area in our properties got broken into, the computer lab again, the nursery, the catering class, the church building. Despite all these and losses, the team is not deterred to work, and be there for our kids. None of us got hurt during all this.
We had parties to celebrate the birth of our Lord, we took our kids for a shopping trip, we had parents and guardians of our kids come over to share thoughts and a meal together, we ushered in the new year in style, by singing and praising God all night. it rained heavily, probably signs of immense blessings to come. We went to a water park at a prestigious part of town known as the village market. It has been our tradition to open the year by water sliding and splashing. We took over the swimming pools and slides. You could tell MITS was there. Laughter, screams, chattering of teeth from the cold. The weather condition did not stop us, NO way. Priscah Kerubo who used to be one of our student, was with us, she was reintegrated back to her family. Priscah joined us during the holiday, other students who are also on internship or working also made time to come spend the holiday with us.
Now we are back to whats more essential to our starting this ministry. Education, training, loving, committing  correcting, forgiving, remodeling, restructuring, letting go. All that a family does to make a living organ. We started by cleaning out the learning center because John had been constructing two new computer labs, re-carpeting the classroom floors, the courtyard. He was hard at work during the holiday season as we all enjoyed ourselves.Now we are only remaining with painting the two new rooms, for use by the computer skills students and the other room to be used by literacy computer classes. (Any ideas of paint color a comp room should be?).
Other construction that are on-going are the girls' dorm and Jacktons' new sewing plant.
This year a good number of students have moved from literacy classes into skills training. Excitement is always there, mixed with confusion as students get to decide what they want to pursue for the next two year before leaving us. With the new computer room constructed, we can now assign specific room at the learning for all the subjects being taught there. This will help reduce the traffic that contributes to time wasting and give teacher and students easy time in terms of access of resources.
Exiting students are also by the number, I will ask Joel to keep you updated on their progress. Students who exited last year have shown promise. John Dennis, has secured a job at a local gospel production house GNPI, (where our other former student Anastacia Njoki also works), Pius Musyoki also got full time employment at the prestigious well to do salon at Sarit Center as a hair dresser. Others will get the chance of furthering their education in colleges,such as George and Edward.  Alex Atema is doing great at the theological bible school. Mary Waithera is also doing great at the Art Cafe'as a chef. Joel will give a full detailed report on these students and where they are currently.Lucy Akinyi who was the only girl who to decided take on Auto-mechanic as a skill, had to change her skill because of medical and health reason. Her back was causing problems and was advice to change her skill by her doctor. She took on hairdressing. She received a scholarship from Cedar Rapids, Iowa church to help her pursue her skill through attending a college. The money will cater for her logistics and needs while in school.Cedar Rapids church will be offering every year scholarship money to the best student chosen by the team, who deserves the boost.
We have lots planned for this year, in this regard the team will meet this Friday the 11th, to review the year 2012, and its successes and check on places and loop holes that need amending. We will also structure goals for 2013.


This is Monica, our newest addition to the staff. She will be training the Hairdressing skills students and help supervise the girls in their residents halls. She has worked with street youth before and has had experience as a social worker.



The kids are ever vibrant, ever willing to learn, curious, charged and waiting on all encouragement to face this life with your kind words. So please find it in you time to write those you sponsor or are close to, and remind them that you care and love them.