Cross-Cultural Thresholds Inc

“Board members receive a detailed printed copy of this filing at our next board meeting; both executive director and director of programs are present to answer any potential questions and or offer greater detail if required.”

“Board members discuss annually the compensation of the executive director.”

“Board members discuss annually the compensation of key employees.”

“All documents are available to the public upon request.”

“Since our incorporation in 2008, our work has been the following - we identify, empower, and employ local community leaders who have a mission to transform the lives of children in the kibera slum of nairobi, kenya. More specifically,we build schools where children can access nutrition, learning, health care,music, and dance. To support our school-building projects, we lead volunteer trips to stretch the boundaries of cross-cultural learning and service. These trips are designed both to encourage global citizenship and to build long-term support for our programs/projects. Since 2019, crossing thresholds has added service trips to puerto rico.”

“Student sponsorship/mentorship program -in 2020, our student sponsorship / mentorship grew in popularity and scope. Nearly 150 north americans supported a student in one of our primary schools for the school year. The program is a unique opportunity to have a significant relationship with one of our 6th, 7th or 8th grade students. The donation covers the cost for school fees, test fees, two meals a day, and medical checkups for an entire year. It also gives mentors an opportunity to connect with their student on a deeper level. Four times a year, mentors are able to skype with their sponsored student to offer words of encouragement and advice. New programs and initiatives: in 2020, everything changed on the ground in kenya. Due to the pandemic, schools shut down in march, and did not reopen until november. In kibera, the shutdown (economic and otherwise) was catastrophic. It left hundreds of thousands of adults out of work (and food insecure), and hundreds of thousands of students out of school. In the absence of internet accessibility, this meant no learning for children. In response to the crisis, crossing thresholds launched an emergency relief fundraising campaign to address the situation on the ground. Immediately, we turned our schools into food banks and delivered food staples to each school bi-weekly for the balance of the year. Food deliveries guaranteed rice, beans, and miscellaneous other items to stave off hunger. In total, we provided food for more than 1000 families. In addition to our feeding program, we purchased high-tech printers/copiers for our primary schools. This initiative allowed teachers to prepare and hand out take-home assignments to our primary students. Therefore, the older students were able to continue learning and have more structure in their daily lives. In summary, crossings thresholds was able to adapt and remain nimble. We kept our staff and teachers employed when many organizations had to lay off employees. We kept our students engaged with learning when many other children had little or nothing to occupy them. And perhaps most importantly, we kept more than 1000 families fed during precarious and uncertain times.”