Starehe Girls' Centre is a girls' high school in
Nairobi
Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper ha ...
, Kenya.
History and operations
The school was established in 2005 when it took the premises of the
Limuru Girls' Centre that had closed in 2002. A National Girls' School which focus in helping disadvantaged girls from low income earning families to access education.
It is a sister school of the
Starehe Boys' Centre and School
Starehe Boys' Centre and School (popularly known as "Starehe") is a partial-board,
boys-only school in Nairobi, Kenya. The school was founded in 1959 by Dr. Geoffrey William Griffin, State Commendations of Kenya, MBS, OBE, Geoffrey Gatama Getur ...
and it emulates its principals.
The school's director is Margaret Wanjohi.
Njambi was inspired to start a quality high school for bright girls from poor backgrounds following a conversation with
Geoffrey Griffin, the founder of
Starehe Boys’ Centre. Griffin had already been entertaining the thought over the years and was reserving some donor money just in case. Njambi approached a number of successful women including respected educationist
Eddah Gachukia
Eddah Wacheke Gachukia (also Eddah Waceke Gachukia; born 13 July 1936) is a Kenyan educationist and entrepreneur. She is a co-founder of the Riara Group of Schools that includes Riara University.
Early life
Eddah was born on 13 July 1936.
Work ...
. She also got veteran industrialist
Manu Chandaria
Manilal Premchand Chandaria OBE CBS EBS (born 1 March 1929) is a Kenyan businessman of Indian descent who was born in Nairobi. He is a senior member of the Comcraft Group of Companies, a billion dollar enterprise that has a presence in over 40 ...
involved. Once the then Education Minister
George Saitoti
George Musengi Saitoti, State Commendations of Kenya, E.G.H. (3 August 1945 – 10 June 2012) was a Kenyan politician, businessman and American- and British-trained economist, mathematician and development policy thinker.
As a mathematician, S ...
committed to provide teachers for the school, many people and institutions joined in after that including foreign embassies and the Starehe Boys' alumni. Starehe Girls' Centre was born and is 100% free with the government providing the teachers and the donors paying the support staff. Several girls from the school have secured admission in some of the world's best universities including
Yale
Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wor ...
. Njambi is a member of the school's board of trustees.
See also
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Education in Kenya
Education in Kenya refers to the education system in Kenya. It is considered a basic right that should be offered to every individual. Education in Kenya predates to as early as the 18th century among the Swahili people. The earliest school was ...
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List of schools in Kenya
This is a list of notable schools in Kenya.
Primary schools
Primary schools in Kenya may be designated as follows:
* DEB indicating that they were founded by the now abolished District Education Boards, hence were public schools from the start.
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External links
* http://starehegirlscentre.co.ke/ the school's official website
*http://www.stareheboyscentre.ac.ke/sbc/
References
2005 establishments in Kenya
Education in Central Province (Kenya)
Educational institutions established in 2005
Girls' schools in Kenya
Kiambu County
High schools and secondary schools in Kenya
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