Organization: The Thorn Tree Project / Sereolipi Nomadic Education Foundation, Inc.

Focus Areas:	Children, Economic Development, Education, Health, Human Rights, Poverty, Gender & Equality
Countries Served:	Kenya

Description of Services:
The Thorn Tree project provides education for children of the nomadic families of Northern Kenya . The Thorn Tree Project / Sereolipi Nomadic Education Foundation, Inc. provides this support through 5 volunteer board members and an exceptional group of other volunteers and friends raising money and performing hands-on work in Kenya and the United States.
History:
A thorough history of the project's growth can be viewed at www.thorntreeproject.org.
Accomplishments & Progress:
In 10 years, our organization has increased the number of students in our education programs from around 130 to over 1,300 in 2011. These students are educated in nomadic pre-schools (kindergarten), primary school (level 1-8), secondary school (level 9-12) and university. Additionally, quantifiable systems and programs to track education improvement have been established and test scores have doubled throughout the primary school level since the program was initiated.