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The Women's Institute for Secondary Education and Research, WISER, will be the first model all-girls secondary boarding school and community center in Muhuru Bay, Kenya. WISER is dedicated to fostering a spirit of intellectual enthusiasm that will challenge girls to lead, serve, and ultimately reduce the gender equality gap in Kenyan society. Learn more »

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Latest News

Update from the Ground: WISER Walls are Rising

Posted by Andrew Cunningham, April 25th, 2009

The WISER construction site has been full of activity since day one. According to the WISER contractor on site, WISER is now halfway to its goal. Walls for WISER girls’ dormitories, classrooms, teachers’ housing, and science laboratories are rising day by day, hand by hand. Local workers have almost completed WISER’s headmistress house and are beginning to erect the first water treatment and storage tower in the region. Every day, WISER continues to grow and become more than just a school, but rather a community center for development. Please consider donating today to continue building on WISER’s success and turning WISER’s dream into a reality. Thank you for your continued support.

Pictured above are the brick walls rising to form one of two wings of the girls’ dormitories at WISER. To the right of the dorms are the back walls to the WISER science laboratory. In the background are the heavy rains of the season in the area.

WISER Co-Hosts First Education Day in Muhuru Bay

Posted by Andrew Cunningham, April 25th, 2009

Together in partnership with the Hotchkiss School from the United States, and the Muhuru Bay Primary School Heads Association, WISER co-hosted the first Education Day in Muhuru Bay on March 17, 2009 at Rabwao Secondary School. Over 3,000 students were in attendance together with their teachers and parents to celebrate and recognize the achievements and challenges of improving education standards in the division of Muhuru.

Each school provided a song, dance, or poem for the event and entered a girls and boys team in the first WISERBridge Soccer Cup. The top performing girls and boys were provided prizes for excellence in academics and athletics and the top performing school was awarded to Nyangwayo Primary School teachers and staff as motivating rewards for achievement.

According to the District Education Officer Representative to the event, “This was a historic day for Muhuru - a time for reflection, celebration and planning for the future. Together with the WISER team, the Muhuru Bay region has begun to see a change for the better for its schools, teachers and pupils. We want this to be replicated across the region. Congratulations!”

Pictured above are students from Kumoni Primary School with a traditional Luo dance in celebration of the first Education Day in the Muhuru Division.

Update from the Ground: Building WISER’s Foundation Hand by Hand

Posted by Andrew Cunningham, February 6th, 2009

This video is an update from the ground showing how Muhuru Bay is building WISER hand by hand. After just one month, “The landsite is a city of hope for girls,” according to the WISER contractor, Boaz Okoth. WISER looks forward to continuing its construction and providing monthly updates on this website.

Campus Construction Starts!

Posted by Hannah Adams, January 22nd, 2009

Construction has begun for the WISER campus and community center in Kenya!  
While 120 girls wait for the school to be completed, hundreds of community members
are pitching in to turn a dream into reality.  We are on our way!
In case you don’t have a copy of the WISER Newsletter,
click here WISER-newsletter for your electronic copy today! 
Our newsletter contains many sights and sounds from the harambee, the community
groundbreaking ceremony.  As part of our continent spanning partnership, we hope you
enjoy this journey into life in Muhuru Bay. We are one year and counting until the first class
of girls striving for independence and dignity enters the WISER school.  Join us! 

Video

Check out our original promotional video, which was created after the summer 2006 visit to Muhuru Bay.

Watch an update of our original promotional video showcasing our work in Muhuru Bay during the summer of 2007.

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