MOCEDET WINS CONTINENTAL COMMENDATION

[25/11/08 NAIROBI]Just as MoCeDET prepares to celebrate her second anniversary glad tidings have began pouring on her way. It has been revealed this week that MoCeDET is one of the 15 winners of the Educating Africa Pan African Awards for Entrepreneurship in Education 2008 Commendation Prize.
MoCeDET has been recognized for its ground-breaking work in deaf education in Kenya.
“The Pan African Award for Entrepreneurship in Education 2008 Commendation Prize is recognition that our work is in good standing. Again it is not only a big boost to for our deaf learners but it has also helped our school and put us on the continental map. We know as deaf we are capable of much more but we are humbled and at the same time elated by our win.” Fred Maina, the Director of MoCeDET says.
The prestigious award is administered by a UK education charity that goes by the apt name “TeachAManToFish”. The TeachAManToFish envisions a “world free from poverty, one in which all individuals are able to enjoy the empowering benefits of an education that meets their needs and aspirations in life.” TeachAManToFish network spans more than 80 countries, and represents a wide range of over 700 individuals and organizations interested in finding new ways to increase the availability of high quality agricultural education in developing countries by making it financially sustainable. The award recognizes and honours the most innovative education initiatives in Africa aimed at “making education to pay for itself.”
“TeachAManToFish seeks for the very best models for education which are entrepreneurial using innovative, replicable and scalable approaches to tackling entrenched problems in education and empowering future generations of entrepreneurs. At MoCeDET we believe we satisfied all these criteria’s and that is why we bagged the prize.” Carlos Mukere, head of finance and fund raising asserts.
News that MoCeDET had scooped the The Educating Africa Pan African Awards for Entrepreneurship in Education 2008 Commendation Prize was received with wild jeers and boisterous celebration (as can be seen in the picture) in Kitengela, Rift Valley province - forty kilometers from Nairobi - where the school is situated.
“Winning this award gives us more reason to go on and renews our hopes that we are indeed on a good mission worthy replication elsewhere. This being our second year, we are encouraged that by the time we celebrate our fifth anniversary we will have not only changed hearts and minds, but also transformed lives for the better.” Maina surmises. [ENDS]

MOCEDET SAYS "THANK YOU” FOR HELPING US SOAR

The SAVE AFRICA’S CHILDREN has been one of our greatest supporters. Save Africa’s Children has to date donated a total of $7000. This gift made in 2 installments in July 2007 and July 2008 was given towards defraying operational costs.
MR WASHINGTON NDAGU: He is one of the earliest supporters of the school. He is a top Nairobi corporate achiever who has been instrumental in granting MoCeDET a foot hold during some of the school’s lean times. Ndagu came to the aid of the school with a grant of $ 7000. In both good and hard times Ndagu has stuck with the school and supported all her initiatives.
MR. JOHN NJENGA: Njenga is a successful Business Man in Rift Valley province. Of Kenya’s eight administrative regions, Rift valley is the largest. Mr. Njenga is the proprietor of the popular Nexus Hardware Limited and as part of his company’s outreach strategy to its community he has committed his energies at succoring the less fortunate. He has been a bulwark not just to the school’s mission but is also a great supporter of the school initiatives sometimes going out of his way to consult with the school administration even on management issues. He donated to the school some 11 double deck beds and 2 computers worth $1400.
RESOLUTION HEALTH: This regional HMO issued MoCeDET with a 1 year 2007 scholarship in support of Albert Iseyan. Albert is a deaf orphan boy in Primary Class 3 whose formal custody is held by the school. Our regards for this support go to the entire management of Resolution Health and Eunice Khimulu the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Representative.
SAFARICOM LIMITED: Kenya’s leading cellular operator, Safaricom Limited gave the school a much needed and timely boost for the highly popular MoCeDET Cycle for the Deaf event of 2007. Safaricom Sponsorship Manager, Nelly Githaka handed the school kshs.150,000.00 towards the preparations for the annual Cycle for The Deaf, which has become the school’s rallying point for public sensitization.
INTER VEG LIMITED: is horticultural produce exporter of Kenya’s farm produce to overseas markets. Inter Veg Limited has been a consistent supporter of MOCeDET by its continued weekly provision of vegetables to supplement the diet of the school.
KARTASI INDUSTRY: East Africa’s leading book manufacturer and distributor is one of the key supporters of MoCeDET. In 2007 Kartasi Industry’s took their hard-won fame as the region’s leading stationery maker to donate exercise book stocks lasting for an entire year for the school.
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION: the staff at the District Education Office in Kajiado, have been very generous with their time and advice to the school. They have shown a keen desire to support MoCeDET’s quest of educating the deaf and achieving its goals.

For all these rare gifts from Bishop Blake, Dr. Francis Kamau, (Regional Representative for Save Africa’s Children), Mr. Ndagu, Mr. Njenga, Safaricom Limited, Resolution Health, Kartasi, Inter Veg, and Ministry of Education, MoCeDET says “THANK YOU” from the bottom of our hearts. We know there are others who will be joining the fray soon.....to them we say "KARIBU".