Education is essential to lift children and families out of poverty. The Presbyterian Church in East Africa (PCEA) and The Outreach Foundation partner to construct schools, often near and at the request of Kenyan churches.

The approach is strategic. The classrooms are multi-purpose, and can be used for regular schooling, Sunday School, meetings, and feeding programs. Typically, the receiving congregation provides the land and the foundation, then The Outreach Foundation and its partner congregations help provide funding and labor to complete the building. ‍

Many of these are mabati classrooms, which are built by mission groups visiting from America. These are built two classes at a time, and over the years, existing projects have been added on to so that there are complete elementary and high schools. In Kimuka, for example, this building technique was used to construct a boarding high school for girls, which now has 600 students enrolled. ‍

Through this partnership, libraries, computer labs, and vocational schools have also been built and equipped. These projects are incredibly important and could not happen without the efforts of the PCEA, The Outreach Foundation, and gifts from generous donors.

The need for these schools is overwhelming. This partnership helps congregations launch educational ministries that are the first step in helping children learn in a context of Christian love.