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EACH OF THESE STUDENTS LIVED IN IMPOVERISHED RURAL CONDTIONS, ORPHANS WITH STRONG ACADEMIC PROMISE AND LITTLE FINANCIAL RESOURCES. FOR THE PAST 21 YEARS JOINING HEARTS & HANDS HAS DEVELOPED PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATED WITH LOCAL SCHOOL COMMUNITIES TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT FOR THESE VULNERABLE STUDENTS. IN 2025 JOINING HEARTS AND HANDS EXPANDED THE KENYA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TO INCLUDE GEOGRAPHIC AREAS IN KENYA, SUCH AS KERICHO, SINDO AND AHERO. STUDENT & TEACHER SCHOOL BATHROOM CONSTRUCTION: DUE TO DISTRESSED WEATHER CONDITIONS, HEAVY RAINS FLOODED RURAL SCHOOL LATRINES, CAUSING UNSAFE AND UNHEALTHLY CONTITIONS FOR STUDENTS. JOINING HEARTS AND HANDS, LTD. LAUNCHED CONSTRUCTION OF NEW, SANITARY, ACCESSIBLE STUDENT LATRINES FOR STUDENT AND TEACHER LAVATORIES AT THREE KENYAN SCHOOL LOCATIONS: KONGASIS PRIMARY SCHOOL IN CENTRAL AREA OF KERICHO, KENYA (GRADES N-8). THEIR BATHROOMS WERE FLOODED AND UNHEALTHY. 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WORKS TO RELIEVE DIFFICULT POVERTY CONDITIONS FOR AFRICAN CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES BY PROVIDING IMPROVED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, INITIATIVES AND FACILITIES WHICH INCLUDE SAFE, STRUCTURALLY SOUND CLASSROOMS, CLEAN DRINKING WATER, SANITARY LATRINES, HEALTHY SCHOOL KITCHENS, ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE, GOOD NUTRITIONAL FOOD SOURCES AND STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP RELIEF FOR THOSE CHILDREN WITHOUT FAMILY RESOURCES. IN ADDITION, JOINING HEARTS AND HANDS, LTD. PROMOTES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WHICH ENGAGE LOCAL SCHOOL COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, OWNERSHIP AND CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT REVIEWS THROUGH TRAINING AND SKILL BUILDING WORKSHOPS - ALL TO ENHANCE ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE, DIGNITY, AND OPPORTUNITY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A TUITION AND SCHOOL FEES PROVIDED FOR 286 EAST AFRICAN STUDENTS: 286 STUDENTS WERE AWARDED PRIMARY, SECONDARY, AND UNIVERSITY TUITION AND SCHOOL FEE SCHOLARSHIPS. THESE WERE YOUNG PEOPLE FROM EXTREME POVERTY IN KENYA AND TANZANIA. EACH OF THESE STUDENTS LIVED IN IMPOVERISHED RURAL CONDTIONS, ORPHANS WITH STRONG ACADEMIC PROMISE AND LITTLE FINANCIAL RESOURCES. FOR THE PAST 21 YEARS JOINING HEARTS & HANDS HAS DEVELOPED PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATED WITH LOCAL SCHOOL COMMUNITIES TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT FOR THESE VULNERABLE STUDENTS. IN 2025 JOINING HEARTS AND HANDS EXPANDED THE KENYA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TO INCLUDE GEOGRAPHIC AREAS IN KENYA, SUCH AS KERICHO, SINDO AND AHERO. STUDENT & TEACHER SCHOOL BATHROOM CONSTRUCTION: DUE TO DISTRESSED WEATHER CONDITIONS, HEAVY RAINS FLOODED RURAL SCHOOL LATRINES, CAUSING UNSAFE AND UNHEALTHLY CONTITIONS FOR STUDENTS. JOINING HEARTS AND HANDS, LTD. LAUNCHED CONSTRUCTION OF NEW, SANITARY, ACCESSIBLE STUDENT LATRINES FOR STUDENT AND TEACHER LAVATORIES AT THREE KENYAN SCHOOL LOCATIONS: KONGASIS PRIMARY SCHOOL IN CENTRAL AREA OF KERICHO, KENYA (GRADES N-8). THEIR BATHROOMS WERE FLOODED AND UNHEALTHY. ALSO NEW LATRINES WERE COMPLETED AT EMUNUKU PRIMARY SCHOOL AND JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL IN BUKURA, KENYA. THE PREVIOUS SCHOOL LATRINES WERE DESTROYED DUE TO RECENT STORMS. ALSO NEW LATRINES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS WERE BUILT AT VISITATION PRIMARY SCHOOL IN AHERO, KENYA. THIS SCHOOL SERVES CHILDREN FROM NEARBY SLUMS AND HOMES OF KATITO-OLASI, KENYA. SCHOOL KITCHEN, CLASSROOM CONSTRUCTION AND REPLENISHED SCIENCE LAB & EQUIPMENT: TWO NEW CLASSROOMS HOUSED IN A TWO-FLOOR STRUCTURE WERE COMPLETED AT MBAKA OROMO PRIMARY SCHOOL IN MASENO, KENYA. JHH PARTNERED WITH THE LOCAL MASENO SCHOOL COMMUNITY TO BUILD THESE CLASSROOMS. A NEW KITCHEN AND COOKING STOVE WAS INSTALLED AT MADIANY SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. A NEW KITCHEN ADDITION WITH PROPER VENTILATION WAS ADDED AT MANG'ULIRO SECONDARY SCHOOL IN WESTERN KENYA. AT LUFUMBO PRIMARY SCHOOL IN BUKURA, KENYA, A NEW SCIENCE LAB WITH EQUIPMENT ALONG WITH TEACHER TRAINING WAS PROVIDED AT LUFUMBO PRIMARY SCHOOL (GRADES 6-9) IN BUKURA, KENYA. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 WILLIAM C. CALA JOANNE M. CALA PRESIDENT VP-TREASURER HUSBAND AND WIFE FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A COMPLETE COPY OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THERE IS AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT REQUIRED OF ALL BOARD MEMBERS, AND PERIODIC REVIEWS OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 18 FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE NYS ATTORNEY GENERAL. OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.