Longonot Education Initiative

LEI Updates

11/7/2012

Ben Hardwick has been back in Kenya since the beginning of August and continues to work with and improve both the Longonot Education Center and Faraja Children's Home. For updates on the progress of these projects please visit our blog here.

We have recently recruited a new member to our team, Portia Duke. She has been a very dedicated volunteer at Faraja over the past two years and has successfully fundraised for multiple projects to improve the lives of the children and their home. As a member of our team she will continue to fundraise and work towards the growth and development of Faraja Children's Home. For more information about our team, visit our About Us page here.

501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Status Approval

4/18/2012

LEI is pleased to announce that our application for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status has been approved by the IRS. All donations made to LEI are now tax deductible--including donations made prior to our receiving tax-exempt status (they can be retroactively claimed on your next tax return).

Longonot ECD Construction Progress

4/11/2012

Construction continues and is scheduled to be completed on April 25th! Check the LEI Blog for more details and pictures.

Construction Begins!

3/23/2012

Construction has begun on the planned new school building in Longonot! It will have two classrooms, a kitchen, a dining area, and new latrines. Check back soon for pictures and construction updates.

How can we stay engaged with the reddit community in the future?

2/16/2012

Check out our new reddit post asking how we can best stay enaged with redditors going forward here.

LEI is Front Page News

2/3/2012

The Star Tribune, Minnesota's largest newspaper, has a story about LEI in their paper today (and currently on the front page of their website!). Read the story here.

The Associated Press story about LEI's fundraising windfall for the Faraja Childrens Home orphanage is out!
Read it at ABC, CBS, The Washington Post, and many other other news sources.

Thanks Weebly!

1/31/2012

Check out LEI's story on the Weebly blog!

LEI in Kenya's Largest Newspaper!

1/29/2012

LEI and Faraja Orphanage's story made the Daily Nation--Kenya's largest newspaper! Read the story here.

Over $80k!

1/28/2012

LEI has raised over $80,000 since Thursday night to help the Faraja Orphanage and children in Kenya! Our cause went viral on Reddit.com, Twitter, and blogs. Check out the story at the Huffington Post, the Daily Dot, Jezebel, ZDNet, iafrica, and more!