Bright Star School
and Orphanage

What have donations been used for?

Click here to read the story of how the books made it to Bright Star's library.

  • install a water tank to promote better flushing of toilets (see first photo above)

  • build an open-air dining room (see third photo above)

  • construct 5 classrooms and kitchen (see right photo above)

  • put on a new roof for kitchen to allow smoke to escape

  • expand the girls' dormitory

  • buy the playground

  • build and furnish the Science lab

  • pay for dental care for 9 students

  • build a new boys' dormitory

  • add 4 new squat toilets

  • build a clinic/sewing center

  • build 3 new classrooms

  • buy 2 washing machines

  • add 2 toilets, 2 sinks, and 2 showers to the girls' dormitory

  • buy 2 stoves and a sink for our cook

  • buy a solar panel for hot showers for the orphans

  • build a swing set

  • pay excess baggage fees to get all the bags to the school

  • add gutters and downspouts

  • build a gate and security wall

  • buy 3 sewing machines and fabric

  • buy sweaters, shoes, socks, and school uniforms

  • buy seeds, fertilizer, and garden tools for a small garden project of vegetables

  • construct 4 new squat toilets

  • add shrubs to beautify the school grounds

  • buy the Kenyan flag and flag pole

  • buy real chalkboards

  • buy teacher and student desks, chairs, and tables

  • buy textbooks, Literature books, and teaching manuals

  • build outside benches

  • build a dog house, chicken coop, and rabbit hutch

  • pay for eyeglasses, vaccinations, and medical expenses of students

  • maintain/repair buildings

  • install electricity

  • buy a computer printer, ink cartridge, and paper

  • build book and computer cabinets and library shelves

  • buy storage cabinet for medicines

  • and more

    Your donation to Bright Star School will help us provide food, shelter, clothing, an education, and other basic needs, such as medical care, school supplies, personal items, and recreational activities, for the children.

    Please send your donation to:
    Bright Star Foundation
    3663 Meadow View Dr.
    Kokomo, IN 46902