Our Mission is to Empower Youth with Education and Technology:
We Believe that Youth as Educated and Engaged Thinkers, Will Build a Future Fit for All of Us. 

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    2020 FUNDING GOALS 

WE ARE ALMOST THERE -  
 1.  Purchase 10 computing devices by   $2000
 2. Permanent Funding for Scholarships. Donors of $500 minimum. (Pending)
 3. Supporting activities for girls: skills, health education, gender discussions with their peers.  $1000

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Focus on Girls' 
Safety and Self Worth ​
by Teachers Rhoda and Rose.  

The number of girls actively engaged in our technology learning project has increased in the last two years thanks to the support and initiatives of our teachers, Rose and Rhoda especially. 

When schools were closed to protect Kenyans from the CoronaVirus,  the dangers for children were many.  There is hunger, lost income among our rural families,  idleness of youth,  and especially the vulnerability of girls to solicitations for sex.  We have maintained learning and technology classes at our center during the virus.   None of the girls in our community group have gotten pregnant so far during this pandemic. I credit this to the work of our teachers.   Rose and Rhoda have engaged them in learning with computers and access to the internet, and teaching them income producing activities, such as growing food.   They also counsel them on contraception and safety. 
Below Rose and Rhoda in back row. Rose with child, Rhoda in purple T-shirt.  Two of our other teaches are with them, and Sandra Thaxter, one of SSBI founders. 

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Students Continue Studies at Our Learning center during COVID shutdown

​Small Solutions Big Ideas is a nonprofit dedicated to empowering Kenyan youth through technology. Our mission is to provide schools in Kenya with important resources, such as laptops and tablets, which have revolutionized education in the Western World. We address community needs during school break workshops. We are based in Newburyport, MA and Bungoma, Kenya. Our Kenyan Project Leader is Bonaventure Masika serving  schools in the Bungoma region hill villages. 

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​We'd like to thank our sponsors and donors:
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- Roger & Sons Funeral Home                                    - The Grog
                - The Tannery                                                            - River Walk Brewery
    - New England BioLabs                                              - Dos Amigos
             - Brown Sugar by the Sea                                          - Unity on the River