A pioneering refugee-led school transforming lives through quality education, EduTech innovation, and active parental engagement in Kalobeyei.
In 2016, our founder experienced immense personal loss, losing both his elder brother and father within a single month. At just 20 years old, he faced the desperate responsibility of caring for his mother and six sisters, before being forced to flee his home country as a refugee, leaving his family behind.
Arriving in Kenya in 2017, the severe trauma of displacement and his new refugee status deeply affected his mental health, leading to a suicide attempt. Amidst this profound crisis, he realized that while he had lost everything, his education remained intact becoming his ultimate tool to restore hope, dignity, and joy.
Demonstrating incredible perseverance in 2019, he walked 30km daily under the scorching 36°C sun with limited food just to access higher education. This dedication led him to earn a diploma, a bachelor's degree, and currently, a Master's degree in Community Development.
Founder's journey of resilience
Driven by community empowerment and sustainable development, Light Academy transforms lives through inclusive education, digital innovation, and social inclusion.
Establishing a structured network of schools across Africa that grants marginalized youth and refugee children direct access to standardized, high-quality, transformative education.
To build a world where every deserving child including displaced refugees accesses quality education for the complete restoration of their dignity, hope, and future.
Every statistic reflects a real story of educational transformation, community resilience, and sustainable opportunity within refugee communities.
Children Educated
Young minds receiving CBE and primary education in our Kalobeyei classrooms.
Every child, regardless of their background or refugee status, deserves access to comprehensive quality primary education that unlocks their full potential.
Holistic education goes beyond technical knowledge—it is a powerful instrument for restoring hope, human dignity, and a long-term sense of purpose.
Sustainable, transformative change happens when local communities lead, own, and actively drive their own community development initiatives.
Technology acts as a powerful bridge to global opportunities—we thoroughly prepare young learners and refugees for a shifting digital future.
Structured for holistic learning balancing primary education academics, play, and character development under the Kenyan Competency Based Education (CBE).
| Time | Activity | Details |
|---|---|---|
| - | Reading Activity | Reading short stories, Reading sound , blending word |
| - | Assembly | Student Assembly by class level,national anthem songs announcement values and character ,academic focus |
| - | SEL | Greeting circle ,checking activities antheme positive affirmation. |
| - | First lesson | |
| - | Second lesson | |
| - | 🍎First break | |
| - | Third lesson | |
| - | Fourth lesson | |
| - | 🍲 Second break | |
| - | Fifth Lesson | |
| - | Sixth lesson | |
| - | Project base Learning Session | Presentation of project , project making |
| - | 🥗 Lunch break | |
| - | Seventh lesson | Targeted support and collaborative peer work sorted by competence level. |
| - | homework assessement | Targeted support and collaborative peer work sorted by competence level. |
* The schedule may vary depending on the specific grade level. Strategic after-class remedial programs are permanently available for refugee students who require extra educational tracking.
Kalobeyei Initiative for Better Life (KI4BL) is a refugee-led, registered community-based organization (CBO) founded in 2018 with a sustainable mission to drive community development, self-reliance, and humanitarian empowerment within refugee settings.
Light Academy was directly established, funded, and nurtured by KI4BL as a flagship holistic quality education service, proudly serving both refugee learners and vulnerable host community children in Turkana, Kenya.
🤝 KI4BL Community-Based Organization
We discover and innovate pedagogical approaches to continuously improve holistic educational learning outcomes.
We encourage proactive knowledge sharing to build a kind, strong, and united local refugee and host community.
We tackle complex challenges to accelerate problem-solving capacity, academic growth, and future self-reliance.
Every child feels safely known, seen, and supported to freely unleash their hidden talents and unique potential.