Mogra Star Academy

Mogra Star Academy was founded in 1998 by Rev Hannah Wairimu as a school for low income parents in Mathare and the surrounding areas. She aimed at providing quality education for the less fortunate children at a very low cost. The bigger aim was to reduce the number of children who were out of school and ended up in the streets. Eventually, many parents were not able to pay the small school fees. Hannah and the staff at the school found ways to support needy children to continue learning without fees. She was able to secure funding to pay the teachers, provide stationery, text books, free uniforms and a feeding program. The school then became a free school, supporting just over 1200 children.

Hannah was motivated to help the less fortunate in the society due to the fact that she comes from a very humble background. She did not get an education due to poverty and felt that every child needed basic care and an education to prosper in life.

The school provides breakfast (Uji) and lunch, stationery, text books and uniforms to the needy children. This helps to keep them in school. Our social workers follow up with children who run away or are absent from school to ensure they stay away from the streets and encourage them to return to school. We source for funding for the teachers’ salaries to help us provide free and quality education to the children.

Mogra Star Academy remains a centre for excellence among the schools within Kasarani. It is a Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) centre for both Primary and Secondary Schools. Students continue to excel in extracurricular activities including sports and music festivals to name a few. Each year, we send students to colleges, universities and technical schools. Our facilities include a science laboratory, a book store and a computer room. The school also has a hall where students carry out their indoor activities.

Our strict admission criteria helps us to identify needy children who we mold to become dependable members of our society in line with our mission.

Mogra Star Academy supports our students with free and quality education. With the huge shortage of schools in Nairobi, Mogra Star Academy continues to play a great role in supporting the education sector.