East Africa Character Development Trust Brochure EACCJ-Brochure-2019 | Page 4

OUR RES
Giving children the attitudes and disciplines to face the challe
Inspired by the Knowledge is Power Programme (KIPP) education project in the USA, we work
in 16 schools in some of Nairobi’s most deprived areas, developing 7 key character traits that we
believe will have a positive impact on the children’s lives and futures. Led by former schoolmaster,
David Waters MBE (awarded for his work with underprivileged children in Kenya), we operate
within each school’s timetable and reach more than 4,000 children a week.
Optimism Gratitude Curiosity Perseverance
Confidence
in a future full
of positive
possibilities. Appreciation
for the benefits
we receive from
others, and the
desire to express
thanks. Eagerness to
explore new
things with
openness. Passion for long-term
goals.
CHARACTER BUILDING VIA COMPETING,
Teaching children to compete helps them overcome the immense challenges wh
Sport teaches them to experience the joy of winning while learning to lose gra
skills, an area that doesn’t feature in Kenyan schools, and we involve the scho
of the seven key traits in their classrooms. We give children hope by equip