Every person has a story…each person you pass in the street, everyone you come in contact with in your neighborhood or in the store has a story full of both joy and pain. Some people wear the visible scars of their story, others you would never know of the pain
Read more →Water is a basic survival need for all of mankind. In Kenya, we have a crisis on our hands, because clean water is scarce. The 410 Bridge is committed to working with our friends in Kenya to make clean, running water accessible…to turn what is now considered a
Read more →What an incredible sight to see students and adults attempting to do what a Kenyan woman will do several times a day, carry a 45 pound container of water on their back. People lined up to put themselves in the place of women who will walk several
Read more →I’ve been writing about our education strategy. Here’s the third installment… Only a small percentage of kids attend pre-primary school (ages 4-6) in our communities. Maybe 10%. The benefits for pre-primary schools are evident… children are better prepared for primary school. But costs, teachers, facilities, curriculum, etc.
Read more →Here are Why We Fight reasons 1-3 that James wrote on his recent trip to Kenya. Don’t forget to check out Part 1 and Part 2 for reasons 4-10. 3. True service is humbling and powerful. When we showed up to work with the special needs class the
Read more →In my previous post I talked a bit about our overall education strategy, and specifically what we’re trying to do with Primary Schools. In this post, I’ll describe our plans for secondary schools. Right now, only about 25% of kids pass the Grade 8 standardized test in primary
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