The people of Kikyamuzi
A village of farming families, and the school that has become their own.
Every child, without exception
St. Mary's welcomes needy children of Kikyamuzi and the surrounding area, regardless of tribe, religion, or family background.
For most of our pupils, St. Mary's is not just where they learn to read and write — it is where they eat their most reliable meal of the day. That dual role, educator and caregiver, shapes everything about how we run the school.
A community still fighting for the basics
Most families in Kikyamuzi are subsistence farmers, growing food only for their own tables.
Poverty here is real and visible: illiteracy remains high, health services are out of reach for many, and alcoholism affects too many households. We speak about this plainly, because our community deserves an honest telling of its own story — not a story told to shock, but one told to explain why a school like St. Mary's matters so much here.
Arrival, class, meals, play
A glimpse into the rhythm of an ordinary school day.
An extension of home
St. Mary's carries the same family spirit that holds Kikyamuzi together.
Founded by Fr. Emmanuel Barongo, a Missionary of Africa (M. Afr.), the school carries a natural connection to the local parish and diocesan community. That church and family spirit shows up in small ways every day — in how staff greet pupils by name, and in how the wider community treats St. Mary's as something they own, not something done to them.
Every child deserves a safe classroom and a full stomach.
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