Torchgrab Africa in Action

We're providing access to quality education in Nairobi, Kenya, sharing the gospel with thousands of students and providing holistic support (spirit, body and mind) for kids to thrive!

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STEM, Technology and Digital Literacy

Access to technology in Kenyan schools remains limited, particularly in primary and secondary schools. Recent data indicates that less than 10% of pupils have access to digital learning materials

We are working to connect elementary and secondary students with opportunities in STEM through our computer labs, science lab and library.

  • Children walking in front of a mural on a school building with educational artwork, including a tree, numbers, and clothing shapes, in an outdoor setting.

    Petra A School on the Rock

  • Multi-story concrete school building with blue railings on staircases and signs reading "Petra School on the Rock" and "Primary and Junior Secondary" on the facade.

    Petra B School on the Rock

  • Close-up of a multi-story apartment building with brown textured walls, multiple windows with green frames, and a small balcony with a potted plant and hanging laundry under a partly cloudy sky.

    Petra C School on the Rock

Giving water. Giving life.

Access to clean water has a direct impact on children's education and learning. In the slums, clean water is often scarce, and many children suffer from illness due to poor sanitation and contaminated water. When children are sick, they may miss school and have difficulty keeping up with their peers after extended absences from the classroom

All three schools - Petra A, Petra B and Petra C - are equipped with water filtration systems and restroom facilities for students and staff.

Clean water for thousands!

Child in red sweater filling a red cup with water from a brass tap, with other children in background.

Access to clean water allows students to focus on their futures, not the water crisis. Since the filtration systems were introduced, student sickness has dramatically decreased, and hydration levels have improved. This means more students are in class every day, and fewer are falling behind because of water-related illnesses.

Students Attending Petra School on the Rock

1,100

Percentage of Class 8 students passing the KCPE exam

100%

Meals Served to Petra Students Each Year

220,000

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Porridge Partners Program

Our Porridge Partners Program aims to provide consistent, nutritious meals to all students at Petra School on the Rock. By offering fortified porridge, we address malnutrition and support healthy growth, especially for young learners. We provide porridge five days a week during school.

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Poultry Partners Program

Our Poultry Partners Program supports students by promoting poultry farming as a sustainable source of nutrition and learning opportunity. By providing training, resources, and access to eggs and poultry, we help students improve their hands-on life skills, while supporting them physically.

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Promise Partners Program

Our Promise Partners Program exists to directly support needy students and orphans at Petra School on the Rock. Our mission is to bridge the gap between a life in poverty and one filled with the promise of a brighter future, guided by Christian principles and values, through the provision of a valuable education at Petra School on the Rock.

Promise Partners who decide to give $15 a month for one year have the joy of supporting ONE student's tuition, school and uniform expenses.

Promise Partners who decide to give $30 a month for one year have the joy of supporting TWO student's tuition, school and uniform expenses.

Multi-story school building with brown brick walls, blue railings, and red signs indicating Petra School on the Rock, Primary and Junior Secondary levels.

Introducing Petra B School on the Rock

This is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes!"

- Psalm 118:23

"This School is dedicated to the children in the area who now can enter this "ARK" of Christ's love, hope, and education for a future out of poverty and suffering."

—Claudia Porter | Director and Founder

“If you do away with the yoke of oppression, with the pointing finger and malicious talk, and if you spend yourselves on behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday.”

— Isaiah 58:9b-10

A young girl with braided hair, wearing a red sweater, holds onto the bars of a fence with her head bowed and eyes closed, appearing to pray or reflect.

At Torchgrab Africa, our ultimate focus is on bringing Christ to the center of everything we do.

We believe that this message of hope and salvation (the Gospel) is crucial in bringing lasting change and transformation to the lives of the vulnerable children and communities we serve.