.jpg)
The school project provides basic needs to the orphans and vulnerable children at the school and that includes;
Our project. Our goals.
Nissii Christian Academy project
NISII Christian Academy is an integrated community-based development project registered with the Ministry of education Science and Technology. Kenya Government. It is along Lake Victoria, South of Equator in Western Region, working for sustainability in all fields of life such as economy, education, social and health services and agriculture.
The Academy was founded in 2004 to promote educational objectives and related services with a view of creating hope and inspirations to orphans and vulnerable children from the local community and intermediate neighborhoods of Kisui Village, Kasgunga Central, Gembe Location, Mbita, where HIV/AIDS prevalence rate is 30% per cent, one of the highest regions in Kenya affected by the epidemic and of resent insecurity has also become a big challenge. Kisui village has a population of over 7000 people. Most of them are illiterate. Their main source of income is derived from Lake Victoria through fishing activities. The fishing incomes are supplemented with charcoal burning that has wreaked havoc on the environment and subsistence farming. Nissii Christian Academy is both non-political and non- profit making organization.
NISII Christian Academy bridges the socio-economic gap by providing holistic education and providing a home like atmosphere to the children by offering other basic needs which Include, food, clothing, shelter, medical and social care. At the moment the school has an enrollment of 162 pupils ranging from Pre-School to Primary Grade 5. There is high demand for our education attributed to our holistic style of teaching. Our curriculum is adjusted to incorporate practical and talent building programs which include art-work (drawing, weaving, knitting, dressmaking /tailoring, basketry, cookery, agriculture) and sporting activities (football, athletics and music).
How was the project born?
NISSII Christian Academy school was born from the inspiring story of its director, Jacob Ogueno, who thanks to the efforts of his parents and the contributions of the community, was formed in Education Sciences and later in Accountability. These knowledge let him to achieve a good personal situation. He then founded this project that he leads with passion and dedication, with the intention of giving back to the community everything they did for him.
Our team is composed of 12 staff qualified and experienced specialists. Click to know about them!
The NISII Christian Academy is and shall continue to strive towards:
01
The protection and provision of welfare of the orphans at the center base, through better nourishment, programs on better of children at community based level e.g. health issues, safe motherhood initiative, or adolescents counseling.
03
To promote and support the education of the orphans through nearby schools and with the hope of acquiring more learning, skills and securities. It must realize that the extremely precarious state of poor families and orphans in need without support. It is a big challenging task of care and protection for these children in need.
05
The guidance and counseling are paramount for creation of good harmony considering the psychological effect that some of these children are undergoing caused by trauma after the death of their parents, change of life styles or fear of unknown.
07
To have accurate data within our areas of service delivery we have follow ups and investigations and we are cooperating with grass roots co partners like Women groups. Our institutional approach towards the care and protection of the child as a vulnerable member of the society is based in the convention of the rise of the child (CRC) by the general Assembly of the Union Nations on November 20th 1989. The (CRC) presents a framework in which each child should expect to enjoy all the rights and enshrined in the convention. Society’s role and NISSI Christian Academy is to promote and respect these rights.
02
Liaise network with other communities to collaborate in the provision of services to find solutions to rising needs of orphans in villages in the long term; Children infected with AIDS, health care and rehabilitation services.
04
Through community approach we shall enhance development in leadership and organization capabilities aimed at elimination of poverty. It is the most effective way to reduce the high risk of vulnerable children have to child prostitution, live at the street or child labor.
06
To maintain and review its annual budget which now runs at 1/2 Million Kenya Shillings.