by Terry Kiruja
Posted on July 24, 2022
A book cabinet and 500 books can make a lasting difference in more ways than you can imagine. Earlier this month, we delivered exactly that to Kanjai Primary School which is located about 5 kilometers from the Pamoja Community Library. The impassable roads and limited public transport make it impossible for students from this area…
by Terry Kiruja
Posted on July 13, 2021
In an effort to promote readership to school-aged children who cannot easily access the Pamoja Library facility, we launched a literacy outreach project to bring thousands of books closer to these children. The project is designed to loan books on a rotational basis to schools that have a safe building designated as a library but…
by Terry Kiruja
Posted on June 16, 2021
In December 2019, The Pamoja Community Library was a proud recipient of 8,000 books donated by Books For Africa (BFA). Louis Brownstone, a partner with BFA and a champion for literacy in Africa, selected Pamoja Library as one of the beneficiaries for his second book-donation mission to the continent. Now equipped with over 10,000 books,…
by Terry Kiruja
Posted on November 22, 2018
2018 has been an incredible year for us here at Pamoja. This summer we achieved the first major milestone of our young organization: opening the very first community library & center in Tigania West, Kenya. This has been a labor of love for a few years. Engaging in outreach and asking many to believe in…
by Terry Kiruja
Posted on November 21, 2017
Imagine yourself as a child for a moment…growing up, and having almost zero access to books. Your only contact with books is inside a classroom, where one is likely shared among multiple students. Not a single library exists in your community and the nearest one is about 45 minutes away by public transportation. Now imagine…
by Terry Kiruja
Posted on August 31, 2017
It was a great privilege to partner with the Embassy of Kenya in Washington, D.C. to screen Queen of Katwe, a movie that showcases the power of knowledge, perseverance, good mentorship, and opportunity among youth in poor communities. Deputy Ambassador, Mr. David Gacheru, received and addressed the guests before settling into the Wangari Maathai conference…
by Terry Kiruja
Posted on August 31, 2017
Our founder, Terry Kiruja, visited Tigania West, the location of our first project this past winter. She met with the chief, assistant chief, and other local leaders in the community who understand and have supported Pamoja’s mission from the very beginning. She also toured the plot of land donated by the local government for the…
by Terry Kiruja
Posted on August 31, 2017
We held our very first fundraising happy hour event at the Front Page restaurant in Dupont, Washington D.C. We had a wonderful evening socializing, talking all matters literacy and education over drinks and great company. About 60 people attended the event and a few lucky ones won unique Kenyan items from the much anticipated raffle.