Serena Williams Secondary School
Matooni, Kenya
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A solar powered school co-founded by tennis star Serena Williams, built through a partnership with tech giant Hewlett Packard and the charity Build African Schools.
The school, which was opened in an area that has one of the highest dropout rates in Kenya, will be mixed gender. Williams promised that she would work with the government to bring electricity to the school and to improve educational standards. "This is my first of many schools I plan to open up in Kenya," said Williams. "It’s amazing how education has uplifted the lives of many people, and have empowered them to determine their own future…It is the best achievement that I have done in my life."
As a partner in the project, Hewlett Packard will install in each classroom internet computer laboratories, printers, and facilitate training for the teachers and students. Build African Schools and Hewlett Packard have joined together since 2004 to help children in Africa have access to education. Patrick O’Sullivan, founder and CEO of Build African Schools, said that the organization plans to give students in marginalized areas access to a secondary school education in a bid to empower them.
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