AMERICAN VISITORS TO GATOTO At the suggestion of an AFG board member, Rene Johnson, along with family and friends visited Gatoto in June as part of a safari trip to Continue reading

WE REGRET TO ANNOUNCE BETTY NYAGOHA'S DEATH We regret to inform Gatoto’s many friends around the world that Betty Nyagoha, beloved Project Director of the Gatoto Integrated Development Program (GIDP), Continue reading

NEW AFG-FUNDED CLASSROOM BUILDING COMPLETED AFG’s largest project to date was completed in November. This new 6 classroom building replaces the last of the old and rotting corrugated iron classroom buildings. The Continue reading

CORONAVIRUS CRISIS DEEPENS Gatoto school and the surrounding Mukuru slum face a growing threat from COVID-19. Though that threat is similar to that faced around the world, the school, its neighborhood, Continue reading

GATOTO UPDATE: COVID REACHES KENYA The coronavirus reached Kenya in early March, when seven cases were discovered. On March 15, 2020, the Kenyan national government ordered the closure of all Continue reading

AMERICAN FRIENDS OF GATOTO ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD MEMBERS In February, the board of AFG expanded with the addition of three accomplished new members. Together, they bring a diversity of experience, Continue reading

NEW CLASSROOM CONSTRUCTION PROJECT BEGINS After more than two years of preparation and fundraising, Gatoto is replacing its decades old sheet metal classrooms with a two story masonry building. Gatoto Continue reading

In January 2019, AFG captured aerial footage of Gatoto and its surrounding neighborhood.  The images speak for themselves. Continue reading

GATOTO FUNDRAISING EVENTS MULTIPLY A total of five Gatoto fundraising events took place in the US in October. Three American Friends of Gatoto receptions were hosted on the East Coast--in Washington, Continue reading

GATOTO LEADER AND ALUM TO VISIT IN OCTOBER American Friends of Gatoto is delighted to announce that Gatoto head Betty Nyagoha is visiting the States in October.  For the first Continue reading

September 13, 2019 To:  Stuart Kerr  From: Wayne Levenfeld Re: Our visit to Gototo My wife and I and several friends recently returned from a 3+ week trip to Africa, Continue reading

AFG PARTNERS WITH LOCAL GROUP AND GATOTO TEACHERS IN NEW EFFORT TO KEEP GIRLS IN SCHOOL A fact of life for all women, menstruation can be a difficult challenge for Continue reading