For the Children’s Sake Foundation has a strategic goal to develop National Trainers in various countries of Africa. These individuals are key to the growth and sustainability of quality Christian education in Africa.
God has blessed For the Children's Sake Foundation with talented, godly people to serve schools in their countries. We are so grateful for their passion and commitment and are excited to have national partners to help provide professional development seminars in Kenya and South Sudan.
Meet our Teacher Trainers:
Violet malongo Nyamiwa
kenya
Violet has a great love for the Lord and a deep passion for the power of Christian education. She became acquainted FTCSF when Dr. Nancy was a visiting lecturer at the college where she taught Christian Education. Violet has been working full-time with For the Children’s Sake since 2016, training teachers in Christian schools serving impoverished children throughout Kenya. She is very effective at communicating ideas in a culturally relevant way, and in relational follow-up with teachers and directors at schools where she provides training.
Throughout the pandemic school closures since 2020, Violet has been helping FTCSF by coordinating our efforts to build, staff, and in 2022, open a "demonstration school" in Leboo, Kajaido County, Kenya. The school will offer a much needed excellent education for the area’s children. Just as importantly, it will serve to demonstrate the teaching methods presented in our professional development seminars actually work in a very difficult situation.
David acellam Okeny
south sudan
David is from Juba, South Sudan. He trained at university as an engineer, and works for an international company. His rotating schedule has allowed him to earn a post-graduate certificate in Christian Education from Africa Reformed Theological Seminary in Uganda. Here he met Dr. Nancy while taking her courses.
As a South Sudanese national, David is able to provide culturally relevant professional development to Christian schools. His love for education, and his great enthusiasm and skill as a trainer are put to good use during his month at home rotation. David is a popular teacher as he provides in-service training Christian school teachers in Juba and other parts of South Sudan, as well as in refugee camps.
David is the Principal of Grace Theological College outside of Juba, South Sudan, and the founder of Good Shepherd, a distance learning program for pastors. He is currently a PhD candidate in Transformational Theological Education at University of Pretoria in South Africa.
““If we don’t train our teachers they won’t reach our children for Christ. So we need to start with our teachers... We start in a very small way, but it will grow. And it will transform Kenya. That is my passion and my prayer.””