The Diaspora University Town (DUT) and St Jude Educational Centre, Voi, have entered into a transformative Education Partnership Plan. The plan aims to expand access to quality education, strengthen STEM learning, and advance constitutional rights for children of the Ndara B Community and the region. This long-term collaboration aligns education with community development, job creation, and constitutional rights enshrined in the Constitution of Kenya, 2010.
At the heart of the partnership is a shared commitment to achieve key constitutional rights under Articles 42, 43, and 53 of the Constitution of Kenya.
The partnership will advance the right to a clean and healthy environment under Article 42 of the Constitution of Kenya. This is achieved through professionals at both institutions, who integrate environmental awareness and sustainability into learning and community engagement.
The DUT and St Jude education partnership will advance the realization of the rights set out in Article 43 of Kenya's Constitution. These rights include the right to the highest attainable standard of health, freedom from hunger, access to clean and safe water, and, critically, the right to education.
Both institutions will also work to ensure that children's rights under Article 53 are upheld, particularly the rights to basic education, access to nutrition, shelter, and healthcare, and the principle that a child’s best interests are of paramount importance in all matters.
Through this partnership, education will be positioned not merely as classroom instruction but as a holistic pathway to dignity, well-being, and long-term socioeconomic empowerment.
The first goal of the partnership will be for DUT to take up space and set up a Computer Library at the School. Through the Computer library, Ndara B Community members will be able to advance their education and thereafter join Diaspora University.
Approximately 140 students from Ndara B Community will join Diaspora University for the first 4 years of the intake. The 140 will be made up of 10 students drawn from each of the 14 villages: Mwangea, Mwingoni, Msambweni, Uvoro, Pii, Kalbu, Kalambe, Mandiri, Ongoni Mngarisoni, Kabomu, Mnaoni, Majengo, and Kaloleni. Children and young adults from Ndara B aged 15 to 25, representing approximately 2,000 individuals, will benefit from this goal.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnRO3E70T9g&authuser=1
The second goal will focus on advancing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). Children currently enrolled at St Jude who are under 14 years will benefit from this plan. DUT professionals will collaborate with St Jude staff to advance education. Through STEM, children will begin preparing for their careers as early as age eleven.
Through this partnership, at least 20 students who pass through St Jude will progress to Diaspora University for their career education. With approximately 7,000 Ndara B community children under 17, the community aims, through this partnership and other partnerships, to achieve 50% (3,500) of its children progressing to Diaspora University, which the community founded.
The partnership between DUT and St Jude Educational Centre represents more than an educational program; it is a long-term social contract to benefit the Ndara B Community. By aligning constitutional rights, community participation, STEM-driven education, and job creation, the partnership lays a strong foundation for generational transformation.
As DUT and St Jude work together to nurture learners from basic education through to university and career pathways, the initiative stands as a model of education partnerships that will translate constitutional ideals into lived realities. The partnership will ensure that children are empowered by providing meaningful opportunities to learn, grow, and contribute to national development as they become adults.
