KAKENYAS DREAM: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
KAKENYAS DREAM (EIN 26-3658409)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-08-07
IRS object ID
201302199349300035
Schema version
2012v2.1
Source
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Timestamp2013-08-07T10:12:47-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

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Business Name Line1MATTHEWS CARTER & BOYCEBusinessNameLine1

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NameDR KAKENYA NTAIYAName
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Activity Or Mission DescriptionKAKENYA CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE (KCE) IS AN ALL GIRLS PRIMARY BOARDING SCHOOL LOCATED IN THE MAASAI VILLAGE OF ENOOSAEN, KENYA. KCE SEEKS TO EMPOWER AND MOTIVATE YOUNG GIRLS THROUGH EDUCATION TO BECOME AGENTS OF CHANGE AND TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF DESTRUCTIVE CULTURAL PRACTICES IN KENYA, SUCH AS FEMALE GENITAL CUTTING AND EARLY FORCED MARRIAGE. WE BELIEVE IN IMPACTING ONE GIRL AT A TIME, ONE COMMUNITY AT A TIME, UNTIL ALL GIRLS IN AFRICA HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY THEY NEED TO LEARN AND THRIVE AS INDIVIDUALS AND ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.KCE OPENED IN MAY 2009 AS A PRIMARY BOARDING SCHOOL FOR GIRLS. THE FIRST STANDARD FOUR CLASS OF 32 STUDENTS WAS SELECTED FROM A GROUP OF 100 GIRLS WHO HAD BEEN CONTACTED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND CAME TO THE ENROLLMENT INTERVIEW. THESE GIRLS ARE NOW IN STANDARD SEVEN AND WILL BE THE FIRST GIRLS FROM THE KAKENYA CENTER TO SIT FOR THEIR NATIONAL EXAMINATION IN 2013. SINCE 2009, ANOTHER 90 GIRLS HAVE BEEN ENROLLED IN STANDARDS THROUGH SEVEN AT THEActivityOrMissionDescription
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DescriptionSTUDENT LIFE: KAKENYA CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING OUR STUDENTS WITH ALL THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO EXCEL ACADEMICALLY, PHYSICALLY AND IN LIFE GENERALLY. WE PROVIDE THE GIRLS WITH ALL THEIR SCHOOL NEEDS, INCLUDING CLOTHING, NUTRITIOUS MEALS, AND UP-TO-DATE LEARNING MATERIALS. CLOTHING INCLUDES TWO COMPLETE UNIFORM SETS, ATHLETIC GEAR, AND SHOES. MEALS INCLUDE A WELL-BALANCED DIET THAT ALL GIRLS NEED TO GROW HEALTHILY, WITH FRUITS, VEGETABLES, MEAT, AND MILK. ACADEMICALLY, WE PROVIDE THE STUDENTS WITH WELL TRAINED TEACHERS, AFTER-SCHOOL AND WEEKEND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS, TEXTBOOKS, AND ALL OTHER LEARNING MATERIALS NEEDED TO RUN THE SCHOOL EFFICIENTLY. THE DORMITORY ALLOWS GIRLS TO BOARD AT THE SCHOOL RATHER THAN FACE THE DAILY DANGERS OF WALKING LONG DISTANCES TO AND FROM THEIR HOMES.Description

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DescriptionHEALTH AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING CAMP: KAKENYA CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING RESOURCES NOT ONLY TO ITS STUDENTS BUT TO GIRLS IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY, AS WELL. THIS IS THE RATIONALE BEHIND OUR HEALTH AND LEADERSHIP CAMPS. THIS PROGRAM FOSTERS AN INCLUSIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN KCE STUDENTS AND GIRLS IN THE REGION ATTENDING OTHER SCHOOLS. THE GOALS OF THE CAMP ARE TO INCREASE GIRLS KNOWLEDGE ABOUT HEALTH RELATED ISSUES SUCH AS FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION AND EFFECTS OF EARLY MARRIAGE AND LEADERSHIP-RELATED SKILLS SUCH AS COMMUNICATION AND ASSERTIVENESS. GIRLS ARE ALSO TAUGHT ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS ACCORDING THE KENYAN LAW AND WHAT TO DO WHEN THOSE RIGHTS ARE VIOLATED. THE GIRLS WHO COME TO OUR CAMPS ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO THE FUN AND INSPIRING EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE THROUGH KCE PROGRAMS. GIRLS ARE CHALLENGED TO DREAM BIG AND THROUGH OUR MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKERS THEY ARE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS RELATING TO THEIR VARIOUS DREAMS AND GOALS. THE PROGRAM HAS REACHED OVER 300 GIRLS AND CONTINUES TO EMPOWER AND MOTIVATE YOUNG GIRLS IN ALL OF THE COMMUNITY TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.Description

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DescriptionINFRASTRUCTURE: OUR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN HAS FOCUSED ON BUILDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDED AT THE SCHOOL SO THAT THE GIRLS ARE PROVIDED WITH AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS CONDUCIVE FOR LEARNING. THE CAMPUS CURRENTLY HAS A DORMITORY THAT IS HOUSING 155 GIRLS, A PERMANENT CLASSROOM BUILDING WITH FOUR ROOMS, TWO ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY CLASSROOMS, A TEMPORARY KITCHEN, AND TEACHERS HOUSES. OUR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN HAS ENABLED US TO PROVIDE THE GIRLS WITH TABLES, CHAIRS, AND BUNK BEDS FOR ALL 155 GIRLS, AS WELL AS SHELVES AND OTHER STORAGE EQUIPMENT AT THE SCHOOL. THE LONG-TERM CAMPUS PLAN INCLUDES ANOTHER PERMANENT CLASSROOM BUILDING, A PERMANENT KITCHEN, AND A LIBRARY. OUR COMPLETE CAMPUS WILL HAVE FRUIT TREES PLANTED AROUND THE CAMPUS TO ACCOMPANY THE SCHOOL FARM, WHICH ALREADY IS PRODUCING VEGETABLE CROPS FOR THE GIRLS MEALS.Description
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (11 entries)

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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Form990 Schedule E Part II Form990ScheduleEPartII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
EXPLANATION OF DOCUMENT RETENTIONSCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 4THERE ARE NO SCHOLARSHIPS OR OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AWARDED.
EXPLANATION OF GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCESCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6IN A PRIOR YEAR THE KAKENYA CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE RECEIVED GRANTS FROM THE KENYAN GOVERNMENT. NO SUCH GRANTS WERE RECEIVED IN THE CURRENT YEAR.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable

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Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnership
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Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (8 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
PART 1 LINE 1 AND PART III LINE 1 MISSION STATEMENTKAKENYA CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE (KCE) IS AN ALL GIRLS PRIMARY BOARDING SCHOOL LOCATED IN THE MAASAI VILLAGE OF ENOOSAEN, KENYA. KCE SEEKS TO EMPOWER AND MOTIVATE YOUNG GIRLS THROUGH EDUCATION TO BECOME AGENTS OF CHANGE AND TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF DESTRUCTIVE CULTURAL PRACTICES IN KENYA, SUCH AS FEMALE GENITAL CUTTING AND EARLY FORCED MARRIAGE. WE BELIEVE IN IMPACTING ONE GIRL AT A TIME, ONE COMMUNITY AT A TIME, UNTIL ALL GIRLS IN AFRICA HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY THEY NEED TO LEARN AND THRIVE AS INDIVIDUALS AND ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. KCE OPENED IN MAY 2009 AS A PRIMARY BOARDING SCHOOL FOR GIRLS. THE FIRST STANDARD FOUR CLASS OF 32 STUDENTS WAS SELECTED FROM A GROUP OF 100 GIRLS WHO HAD BEEN CONTACTED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND CAME TO THE ENROLLMENT INTERVIEW. THESE GIRLS ARE NOW IN STANDARD SEVEN AND WILL BE THE FIRST GIRLS FROM THE KAKENYA CENTER TO SIT FOR THEIR NATIONAL EXAMINATION IN 2013. SINCE 2009, ANOTHER 90 GIRLS HAVE BEEN ENROLLED IN STANDARDS THROUGH SEVEN AT THE SCHOOL. THE GIRLS ALL RESIDE AT THE SCHOOL AS BOARDERS. KCE WAS FOUNDED BY DR. KAKENYA NTAIYA, A NATIVE OF ENOOSAEN WHO KNOWS FIRSTHAND WHAT A DIFFERENCE EDUCATION CAN MAKE IN A GIRL'S LIFE. ENGAGED AT AGE FIVE, DR. NTAIYA WAS TO BE MARRIED AS SOON AS SHE UNDERWENT FEMALE GENITAL CUTTING (FGC), AN EVENT THAT WOULD MARK THE END OF HER EDUCATION AND THE BEGINNING OF PREPARATIONS FOR MARRIAGE. BUT DR. NTAIYA HAD A DIFFERENT PLAN. FIRST, SHE NEGOTIATED WITH HER FATHER SHE WOULD UNDERGO FGC ONLY IF SHE WOULD BE ALLOWED TO FINISH SECONDARY SCHOOL. HE AGREED. A FEW YEARS LATER, SHE NEGOTIATED WITH HER VILLAGE ELDERS TO ATTEND COLLEGE ON A SCHOLARSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES, SOMETHING NO GIRL FROM ENOOSAEN HAD EVER DONE. SHE PROMISED TO USE HER EDUCATION TO BENEFIT HER COMMUNITY, AND THE ENTIRE VILLAGE COLLECTED MONEY TO PAY FOR HER JOURNEY. THIS PROMISE LED HER TO A VISION OF FOREVER CHANGING THE TRADITIONAL TRAJECTORY FOR MAASAI GIRLS. KAKENYA CENTER IS DR. NTAIYA'S WAS OF USING HER EDUCATION TO BENEFIT ENOOSAEN BY GIVING VILLAGE GIRLS A PATHWAY TOWARD EXCELLENCE AND LEADERSHIP, AND IT IS A POWERFUL EXAMPLE OF HOW GIRLS GIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITIES WHEN THEY HAVE OPPORTUNITIES AND EDUCATION. TO ACHIEVE ITS MISSION AND TO REACH ITS GOAL, KCE HAS PARTNERED WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WITH SIMILAR OBJECTIVES AND TARGETS, INCLUDING NIKE FOUNDATION, GLOBAL FUND FOR CHILDREN, SUMMIT FOUNDATION, WALLACE GLOBAL FUND, KENYA CONSTITUENCY FUND, AND AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, AMONG OTHERS. KCE HAS ALSO PARTNERED WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SUPPORTED THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SCHOOL, PROVIDED LEARNING SUPPLIES, AND ASSISTED WITH STUDENT NEEDS BY PROVIDING PERSONAL FUNDS. AS IN MOST VILLAGES IN KENYA, WOMEN AND GIRLS REMAIN SEVERELY MARGINALIZED BY CULTURAL TRADITIONS. GIRLS IN THE MAASAI COMMUNITY REGULARLY STOP GOING TO SCHOOL AND ARE MARRIED OFF AT THE TENDER AGE OF 12 AFTER UNDERGOING FGC, A PAINFUL AND DANGEROUS PRACTICE THAT IS CONSIDERED A RITE OF PASSAGE TO ADULTHOOD. WHILE THIS BARBARIC PRACTICE IS ON A DECLINE, YOUNG TEEN PREGNANCY IS ON A DEVASTATING INCLINE. ONLY ONE IN FIVE MAASAI GIRLS WHO ATTEND PRIMARY SCHOOL WILL FINISH, SINCE EARLY MARRIAGE, PREGNANCY, HIV/AIDS, CARING FOR FAMILY MEMBERS AND BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR MANY CHORES AT HOME RESULT IN HIGH DROPOUT RATES. OTHER SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS INCLUDE A LACK OF CLEAN AND PRIVATE SANITATION FACILITIES AND NO ACCESS TO SANITARY PADS DURING MENSTRUATION. IF NO ACTION IS TAKEN FOR GIRLS GROWING UP IN THESE CONDITIONS, THEIR FUTURES HOLD LITTLE HOPE. WHEN GIRLS ARE NOT EDUCATED, THE CYCLE OF MARGINALIZATION CONTINUES FROM ONE GENERATION TO THE NEXT, WITH MEN AND TRIBAL ELDERS DICTATING A GIRL'S PRESENT AND FUTURE WITHOUT CONSIDERING HER SOCIAL, FINANCIAL, PHYSICAL, OR EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING. KCE OPENS UP EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR VILLAGE DAUGHTERS, AND REVERSES THE AGE-OLD PATTERN OF GIRLS MATURING IN THE SAME STUNTING ENVIRONMENT. AROUND THE GLOBE, DATA CLEARLY INDICATES THAT INVESTING IN A GIRL'S EDUCATION CREATES PROFOUND POSITIVE OUTCOMES THAT AFFECT NOT ONLY THE GIRL HERSELF, BUT HER FAMILY AND COMMUNITY AS WELL. ACCORDING TO THE WORLD BANK, "GIRLS' EDUCATION YIELDS SOME OF THE HIGHEST RETURNS OF ALL DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENTS, YIELDING BOTH PRIVATE AND SOCIAL BENEFITS THAT ACCRUE TO INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND SOCIETY AT LARGE." WHEN YOU EDUCATE A YOUNG GIRL, YOU LOWER FERTILITY AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES, DECREASE THE PREVALENCE OF HIV/AIDS, INCREASE WOMEN'S EARNINGS (WHICH ARE THEN RE-INVESTED BACK INTO THE FAMILY), AND IMPROVE NUTRITION AND HEALTH. THE SCHOOL'S FOUNDER IS FIRMLY COMMITTED TO ENDING DESTRUCTIVE CULTURAL PRACTICES, AND THERE IS GROWING SUPPORT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY FOR THIS NEW WAY OF THINKING. FOR KCE GIRLS, SKILLS, EDUCATION AND SELF-AWARENESS HAVE REPLACED FGC, EARLY MARRIAGE, AND EARLY PREGNANCY. THEY NOW LIVE A LIFE FILLED WITH POSSIBILITIES, HOPE, AND EXCITEMENT ABOUT WHAT THEY CAN ACHIEVE. THE SCHOOL DEMONSTRATES THAT THERE IS A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE TO WHAT HAS BEEN PRACTICED IN THE PAST THAT IS NOT ONLY TRANSFORMATIVE FOR THE GIRLS, BUT GIVES THE VILLAGE AND THE NATION THE BENEFIT OF A DEDICATED, EDUCATED AND GRATEFUL YOUNG WOMEN WHO, LIKE DR. NTAIYA, WILL STRIVE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
PART III LINE 2SEE DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAMS IN PART III LINES 4A, 4B AND 4C
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHERE ARE NO COMMITTEES THAT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PREPARED IN A DRAFT FORMAT. THIS DRAFT FORMAT WAS PRESENTED AT A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AT THIS MEETING THE DRAFT FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED IN DEPTH BY THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. QUESTIONS ON THE RETURN WERE DISCUSSED AT THIS TIME. THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THEN HAD ADDITIONAL TIME AFTER THAT MEETING TO REVIEW THE DRAFT FORM 990 AND TO SUGGEST CHANGES. AFTER ALL THE INPUT FROM THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THE FORM 990 WAS FINALIZED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CDURING 2011 KCE ADOPTED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THIS POLICY WAS REVIEWED AND SIGNED BY ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS POLICY WILL BE REVIEWED AND SIGEND ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BY ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPENSATION OF THE FOUNDER AND ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED UPON THE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED DURING THE YEAR UNDER REVIEW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19KCE WILL PROVIDE COPIES OF ITS FEDERAL FORM 990 TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON GUIDESTAR.
CONTRIBUTED SERVICESDURING THE YEAR KCE HAS RECIEVED CONTRIBUTIONS FROM VARIOUS BOARD MEMBERS, VOLUNTEERS, AND OTHERS THAT ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THIS 990. IN ADDITION KCE RECEIVED OFFICE SPACE FROM THE SUMMIT FOUNDATION, ACCOUNTING SERVICES AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PRO BONO.

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