Kickstart Kilifi

In preparation for the International Women’s Day commemorated on the 8th March 2018, on 6th March 2019 we had one Guest speaker who volunteered her time to inspire some of our participants in our learning room. Her name is Purity Kiponda, Purity is a 26 years old who happens to be an social Entrepreneur (broilers […]

Communication is a vital skill in the 21st Century. At Kickstart Kilifi we not only equip our fellow rural youths with Digital skills but we also provided them with a conducive environment to exercise and nurture their communication skills. Meet Caroline (the speaker in the video below) one of our beneficiaries for our “Get the […]

Dear friends, This is how our Digital skills and 21st Century/Four Cs;  (Communication, Collaboration, Creativity and Critical Thinking) Skills learning got started early this year. In 2019 we are targeting to equip at least 90 out-of-school youths with Digital and 21st Century skills. We believe when our fellow youths are in possession of these vital […]

Kickstart Kilifi was this week invited for a motivational talk at IFC Mkongani cdc (Compassion International). “Knowing oneself and Goal setting,” was the nitty-gritty of our founders’ talk. He thereafter presided over the awarding of presents to Compassion International sponsored children who had excelled in their end term examinations.           

This long vacation Kickstart Kilifi has embarked on giving a life changing opportunity journey to a few underprivileged children in Kilifi by training them on digital skills. As Benedict XVI once said “No one is so poor that they cannot give something.” Despite the lack of enough resources we are thrilled to have turned our […]

We were privileged to have our founder as the Chief Guest during the 7th Graduation Ceremony at Kilifi South Star Academy-KISSA on the 26th October 2018. It is a move that caught many parents, guardians and visitors in attendance when they realized the slim looking young man was the Chief Guest. Taking into account the […]

We had an inspiring Motivational talk at Kidemu Primary School earlier today. It is at this School where our Founder learnt how to read and write and today he was there to motivate and inspire this year’s candidates to follow his footsteps and become good role models to their juniors. “No one can stop you […]

We launched our inaugural Building with Books club in Mitangani Secondary school, in Bamba ward on the 10th September 2018. The school is located 60km in the interior part of Kilifi Town, and about 20km from Bamba Trading center). We shared literature books (Both English and Swahili) with the school. The books will be used […]

The Kickstart Kilifi would like to thank the Pollination Project for their generosity to award us a grant to support our, “building with books project.” This grant will enable Kickstart Kilifi purchase literature books and ICT equipment to be used by our underprivileged children in Kilifi County/State to enrich their comprehension and mastery of both […]

Dear Friends of Kickstart Kilifi, Kickstart Kilifi was represented at the DOT Kenya Social Innovation/Enterprise National pitching competition held on the 17th August 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya. It was a competition that brought together five youths who triumphed at their respective regional pitching competitions to represent each of the 8 former provinces/regions in Kenya. Although […]