In addition to dormitories, dining hall, a soccer field, and a small garden, the main campus has a primary school where the boys receive the US-equivalent of an elementary school education. Once a child finishes primary school in Kenya, they must take a national standardized test to determine if they will attend secondary school (our equivalent of junior high and high school). If a boy from Agape qualifies for secondary school, Agape will pay for the boy's school fees and uniforms, but the boy will leave Agape to attend school in his home village.
For those boys that do not qualify for secondary school, Agape has established a vocational training center that sits 4 hours south of Kisumu near Tanzania. At the vocational training center (or The Farm), the boys attend a 2-year training program to become an apprentice in one of the following trades: masonry, carpentry, or diesel engine maintenance. At the conclusion of the course, the boys take a national test to qualify for one of these trades. The boys also learn agriculture at the Farm so that they can help out on their family plot when they eventually return to their home village.
Stone Masonry Class
Diesel Mechanics Class
Carpentry Class
A former street boy and his carpentry project
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