Makindu Vocational Program

Makindu Vocational Program is a charitable non-profit organization, a U.S. based funding source for the building and operations of the Makindu Advanced Training College for adolescent girls and boys in Eastern Kenya

 

 

 

Sandy Bonds and Joseph Gilg Visit MVP Makindu Campus

I am Sandy Bonds, a Board member and retired costume designer. I journeyed to Makindu Advanced Training College in the Fall of 2025.

I came prepared to share sewing and pattern techniques with resident instructors Dorcas Mutokaa and Grace. I would also be suggesting new projects for the students. To read the full story please click here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Letter from Tom Mwanzia, MATC Director

What a blessing it has been witnessing our students’ lives being transformed! Thanks to the invaluable collaboration between the MVP and MATC Boards, a lot has been achieved, including having 170 students currently enrolled in the school. The computer lab, which was inaugurated last December, is a testament to the commitment by MATC and MVP to provide life changing skills and opportunities to learners. Many thanks to the Coleman Foundation for making this happen.

It was such an ecstatic moment witnessing the joy, laughter, and excitement with the students and their parents during the computer lab’s official opening ceremony. The ceremony was attended by top education officers from the Makueni County government. Representatives attended from td the Sikh Temple, the National Examination Certification Body, the Deputy County Commissioner, managers from various colleges within Makueni county, several NGO leaders, parents, guardians, students, and the Makindu community at large to witness this historic moment.

 

 

The college has provided the students with the unique opportunity to broaden their skills through interacting with clients in the sustainability shops. Not only are they practicing hair dressing, beauty, and tailoring in the stores, but also are learning marketing and bargaining skills necessary for their future growth as entrepreneurs. Their resilience and desire to learn is so commendable! The stores are a crucial income source for the school as the school projects towards sustainability.

The sponsorship program has tremendously impacted these especially needy students’ lives. Destitute students would have had no future, had it not been for the generous sponsors who ensure their tuition fees are paid. They have their basic needs met while in school. Uniforms and other necessary personal effects are provided.

We still have several underprivileged girls in school who are currently in desperate need of sponsorship. We kindly appeal to you to consider sponsoring a girl or two, and help these needy students to realize their full potential and achieve their goals in life.

Looking into the future, and with the solid cooperation between the MVP and the MATC Boards, we can boldly say that the best for the students and the community at large is yet to come!

Ahsante Sana!

Tom Mwanzia

Director, MATC

      

 

 

Music from "Nana's Song" Hans Johnson, from the Awake album
released 2020, courtesy Royalty Music

 

January, 2024: 278 students are enrolled for the school year.

 

 

 

 

 

Makindu Vocational Program is a charitable non-profit organization (501C3 Tax ID #81-5189538) that is the U.S. based funding source for the building and operations of the Makindu Advanced Training College for adolescent girls and boys in Eastern Kenya.