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2004
First Mission Team Comes
Ray Sparling and team from Village Church make the first mission trip to Eldama Ravine and Cheppema Children's Home.
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2008
Abuse at Cheppema
- Kenya election results in violence; a few impacted children later come to EBCCK
- Discovered abuse at Cheppema Children's Home
- Lived in temporary housing for 9 months
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2009
The Beginnings of EBCCK
- Local BOD buys 9.3-acre property
- Formation of Elma Barnett Children's Centre, Kamonong (EBCCK)
- Boys' dorm is completed
- Children move in during June
- Girls' dorm is built with funds from RBCPC
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2010
Formalizing EBCCK
- EBCCK established its reputation and charible status in Kenya
- CBO (Community Based Organization), NGO (Non-Governmental Organization), CCI (Charitable Children's Institution)
- Girls dorm completed
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2011
Beginnings of Walindwa
- Jill Weller recruits Walindwa BOD
- Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church support
- Village Church of Rancho Santa Fe support
- Solar lanterns distributed in Kamonong
- EBCCK dining/kitchen area & childrens resource center built
- Infrastructure work: drilled well
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2012
We Double Our Land
- Feb: Walindwa incorporated in California
- Raised $35,000 for land aquisition
- Purchase of 12 acres adjacent to current 9 acres
- Walindwa's first newsletter
- Oct: 200 solar lanterns distributed in Maasai Mara
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2013
Sponsorship Begins
- 501c3 determination letter received!
- Mother's Day sponsorship drive at RBCPC
- Peaceful election in Kenya
- Mammograms for Mamas program with Moms in Prayer of Eldama Ravine
- High school starts construction with form I and admin building; August dedication ceremony
- 48 kids; 30 are supported by 22 sponsors
- Raised $24,000
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2014
Elma Kamonong HS Opens
- Elma Kamonong High School opens with a form I class of 20 students
- Mr. Richard Keter leaves retirement to serve as EKHS principal
- Pfizer Corp donation of 20 laptops
- Walindwa BOD welcomes Carole Ericson & Kevin Keller
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2015
EKHS Continues to Grow
- 34 students in EKHS forms I & II
- Begin construction of classrooms for form III & IV
- Computer project establised
- Donations for bunk beds
- New toilets for EKHS students
- Purchase of brick making machine
- Lighting added to EKHS dorms, kitchen, dining
- Wooden doors replaced with steel
- Raised $135,000
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2016
EKHS Enhancements
- Form IV classroom construction completed
- Boarding dorms for EKHS boys and girls
- Rain gutters and water collection tanks installed
- Chickens are all cooped up in the Poultry Pavilion
- Fund raising for Science Center
- EKHS dining hall and kitchen
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2017
Science & Solar
- Girls and boys dorms at EKHS are complete
- EKHS Dominguez Family Science Center
- Harriet Richmond Solar Array
- 64 students (pre-K to university)
- Raised $195,000
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2018
E-Readers Donated
- Anne Murigu joins Walindwa BOD
- 120 students at EKHS
- 34 seniors in 2nd graduation class
- First building for teacher housing
- Progress on bringing electricity to campus
- EKHS dining hall used for church services & community events
- Children's slide and flower garden at EBCC in memory of Della Weller
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2019
Welcome Principal Ouma
- Electricity! Finally!
- Former student Henry Ouma selected as EKHS Principal
- Welcomed 8 new students to EBCC
- eReaders for primary students
- Teacher Enhancement program begins
- Second staff housing four-plex
- Tile flooring added to EBCC dorms and dining hall
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2020
Library & Computer Centre
- Broke ground on Weller/Sparling Library & Computer Centre
- COVID-19 spans the globe