by Christi | Sep 22, 2015 | Child Sponsorship, Events, What's Next
At Canopy Life Academy, our mission is to prepare Kenyan children to create a better future for their communities. We desire to be a nurturing place, much like a tree canopy, where African students can grow and thrive. The canopy of a tree acts as a protective layer,...
by Christi | Sep 8, 2015 | Child Sponsorship, Life at the Academy, Mission and Values, Stories
Last week, our students returned for the final term of their first year at Canopy Life Academy (the Kenyan school year runs from January – December). It has been a joy to watch our inaugural 4th grade students grow these past 8 months. I sat down with Christi, Canopy...
by Christi | Jun 23, 2015 | Child Sponsorship, Life at the Academy, Trips
Great news! We finally have decent internet and can catch you up on the last 2 days!! Yesterday was fabulous. The team split into 2 groups to attend separate churches and do home visits. There are 5 children from Ngaamba who attend Canopy Life Academy, so those were...
by Christi | Jun 23, 2015 | Child Sponsorship, Life at the Academy, Trips
Great news! We finally have decent internet and can catch you up on the last 2 days!! Yesterday was fabulous. The team split into 2 groups to attend separate churches and do home visits. There are 5 children from Ngaamba who attend Canopy Life Academy, so those were...
by Christi | Jun 20, 2015 | Child Sponsorship, Trips
This will be a really short post because we’re all so tired. But it has been an awesome day. We started with a 2.5 hour drive to Ngaamba and joined a North Point GlobalX team being welcomed to the community. We met all the leadership council, teachers, rejoice...
by ADMIN | Feb 17, 2015 | Child Sponsorship, Stories
Thanks to Steph Whitacre for sharing her sponsorship experience this week: Like most people, I get invited to a lot of things on Facebook. Follow this restaurant. Join this cause. Lose weight instantly. My news feed is flooded with things fighting for my attention. It...