The Broomfield Rotary Club met August 17, 2023 for their weekly meeting. Guest Speaker Augustine Mumia Wanyama spoke about his school in a slum of Nairobi, Kenya. New member, Kevin Townsend, hosted Augustine in Broomfield to assist raising funds for the “Global Minds Education Centre” which Augustine founded in September, 2021. Augustine has been helping educate and helping children in Nairobi since he was 16 years of age. He has been headmaster of several schools and has the passion to continue “Breaking Chains” of poverty, illiteracy and negligence. His efforts increase the opportunity for his students to thrive in life and become a contributing member of Kenyan society. Global Minds Education Centre currently has an enrollment of 202 students through grade 8, ages 3-14, with 10 teachers and staff and growing. Students are supplied with school materials, nutritional meals, Christian values and medical assistance. Augustine’s pictures and stories helped emphasize the challenges of living in the slum and how the school is helping them and their families overcome many obstacles. Augustine just received his Bachelor’s Degree in Theology and has published a book to guide young couples to properly approach marriage and avoid the many pitfalls common in their society. He also has an education in child psychology. Augustine is the pastor of a the church he operates at the school which helps build bonds between the neighboring residents and the school while instilling the awareness of how important a strong education and Christian upbringing is to their children.
You can support his efforts by visiting their website and follow future plans.