Empowering Education Through Sustainable Infrastructure in Kisumu
St. Joseph Secondary School in Kisumu, Kenya is on the brink of transformation. Currently, the school faces significant infrastructure challenges with outdated classrooms, inadequate washrooms, kitchen and dining facilities. These limitations hinder both learning and well-being. In collaboration with Friends Pioneer, we are advancing our commitment to equip the school with sustainable infrastructure that improves the learning environment.
The school relies solely on firewood for cooking and heating — an expensive, labor-intensive and environmentally harmful practice that poses serious health risks to kitchen staff. Additionally, food waste management is inefficient, with weekly outputs of 60 kg of food waste, 720 liters of grey water and 15 kg of ash from firewood. These conditions present a clear opportunity for sustainable change.
What We’re Achieving Together
Together with our local partner Friends Pioneer Youth Group, we are working to advance the learning environment by improving kitchen waste management, enhancing classroom conditions and increasing energy efficiency across the school.
The project will install a biogas system for clean cooking, set up a 450 W solar panel to ensure reliable electricity and train local staff to operate and maintain the system.
Why This Matters
For students, this project means safer classrooms, healthier meals and the chance to focus fully on their education. Training local staff to operate and maintain the systems builds skills within the community. Reduced reliance on firewood helps protect the local environment, while better waste management prevents pollution in surrounding neighborhoods.
As the school becomes a model of sustainability, it inspires the wider community to adopt greener practices, strengthening local resilience and well-being. The self-serving system also helps the school in keeping down demanding costs.
By supporting this initiative, you are investing not only in education but in the health, empowerment and future prosperity of the Kisumu community.
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Contact person:
Moa Fasih
moa.fasih@ewb-swe.org
Location
St. Joseph’s Secondary School,
Kisumu, Kenya
Supporter
This project is supported by Fortum.
