JOP 2009 Report Card
Since beginning operations in June 2008, JOP programs have directly served 875 secondary school girls and 42 parents.
- Partial annual scholarships were awarded to the initial 25 girls participating in our pilot MPower Program.
- JOP has sponsored 4 MPower Camps. During these 3 day residential camps, the girls attended life skills training workshops, learned to use the computer, had a lesson in entrepreneurship and learned about managing their money.

- JOP has sponsored 6 Mini Camps. During these afternoon seminars held at partnering secondary schools, facilitators led discussions on such topics as peer pressure and study skills.
- JOP has sponsored 3 parent business training workshops. Parents learned skills such as how to bake scones, roast groundnuts and process Passion juice at home using very simple locally available technology.
- JOP donated 14 laptop computers and 3 wireless internet modem and provided 18 hours of computer training for 25 girls.
- 60 girls attending 5 different schools have received awards recognizing their achievement in math and science.
- 2 Trophies provided by JOP were presented by the District Education Officer to the girls' school that scored highest in science in 2008.
- 25 girls have learned to make reusable sanitary napkins. 180 girls have received a 3 month supply of disposable sanitary napkins.
JOP’s Next Three Years' Top Priorities:
During the next 3 years, an additional 75 girls will join the program. The girls served will be enrolled in Forms 2-4 and will continue participating JOP activities during their “gap year”. Subsequent to 2011, the Kakamega program will maintain a membership of 100 girls; as 25 girls move on to post secondary opportunities, 25 girls from Form 2 will join.
Currently, the benefits of JOP’s educational and empowerment programs extend beyond the secondary girls and the 7 partner schools that we are now serving in Kakamega. The innumerable indirect beneficiaries served are their families, villages, and country who will ultimately benefit from the long term investments that educated women make in education, health care, and gender equity as they take their place in Kenyan society.

