News & Media
Pakishu Women Training Center in Maasai Lands of Kenya
Courtesy: Jamil Donith, Freelance Journalist
Construction Update
December 2025 — So far, the foundation work and some walls have been completed, as we wrap up phase 1 of construction. Excitement among our partners at Pakishu Women Organization and the community is growing as the center takes shape.
Construction Begins at the Center
September 2025 — Pakishu Women Training Center broke ground in September of 2025 and construction is currently underway! This will be the first technical training center for women in Maasai Lands.
Project Benefactor Jim Bryson breaks ground
One Benefactor's Story
An inspiring interview with primary benefactor, Jim Bryson, about the Pakishu Women Training Center.
Victory Africa Ministries
Janet Irankunda Graduates from Kindergarten
In July 2023, we learned about a family of 5 children who lived in absolute squalor. The youngest of these was Janet and the first photo we received of her, she stared lifeless into the camera. Now, with a sponsor, she has adequate food and clothing, started pre-school and lives at the Victory Africa Ministries dormitory. She recently graduated from Kindergarten to Primary One. Here she is giving a speech on the occasion of her graduation. As our friend and director of Victory Africa Ministries Edward Kanyesigye said, “This is not just school support. This is dignity restored. This is childhood restored. This is her future rewritten. Because someone like you reached out.”
Daphne Ahabwomugisha Graduates from Law School
Daphne was an abandoned child. At the age of five she was left to be cared for by her aged grandmother who had no resources. But a sponsor stepped into Daphne’s life—offering her an opportunity to stay at Akanyijuka Children’s home and to be educated.
This same abandoned child just graduated from law school and is determined to stand as a pillar of peace and justice in Uganda. Her success story is a powerful testament to how education, mentorship, and support can transform not only one life but entire communities. This story is powerful, but it is not rare. Research now shows that children in Victory Africa Ministries programs grow notably in confidence, resilience, moral character, and relational health.
Golf Program
Victory Africa Ministries just launched a Golf Program at its school. Thirty students will be coached and mentored in the sport of golf, and the team will regularly practice at a local golf course and ultimately compete in regional tournaments.
Enjoy these videos on Instagram of the students learning to play golf.
Origins of Lekishon Outreach
These photos tell the story of the origins of Lekishon Outreach, rooted in the friendships of Therese Picado and Steve Curtis with Ole Ronkei and Renoi Sankei of Maasai Lands, Kenya and Edward Kanyesigye and Peace Komugisha of Kabale, Uganda.
Our family & community members uncover a second underground water spring and second source of clean water for the community of Enoosaen, Kenya
Lekishon Outreach featured on local news station, KVAL:
Eugene residents help build community garden for marginalized women and children: Edward Kanyesigye, found of Victory Africa Ministries, and Therese Picado, founder of Lekishon Outreach, were interviewed for a KVAL TV story that aired June 28, 2023 just after Edward and his wife Peace Komugisha visited Eugene in June 2023 and just before Lekishon Outreach was founded in July 2023.
Explore the local KVAL TV news story and video about Lekishon Outreach.
Journalist Jamil Donith visits Pakishu Women Organization and Victory Africa Ministries
Jamil Donith just spent several months in Kenya and Uganda gathering material to tell the stories of Pakishu Women Organization in Maasai Lands, Kenya and Victory Africa Ministries in Kabale, Uganda. She documented the groundbreaking and construction progress on the first technical training center for women in Maasai Lands and interviewed girls and women who are being sponsored in their educational programs. With Victory Africa Ministries in Uganda, she also interviewed students who are being sponsored in their education, as well as, women who are receiving seed money and support to launch their own agri-business ventures. She also attended the graduation of a sponsored student, Daphne, who just received her law degree.
