Tegla Loroupe Peace Academy
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The Tegla Loroupe Peace Foundation is named for Tegla Loroupe
, the world-champion marathon runner from Kapenguria
, Kenya
.
The Foundation is building a school for orphans affected by the violence in the cattle raising areas of north-west Kenya
, eastern Uganda
, southern Ethiopia
and southern Sudan
.
Phase one of the curriculum will be for primary levels, with children from six years old to fourteen years old.
Project leaders are Richard Krop, Harun Korellach, and Enoch Rotich.
Tegla Loroupe
Tegla Chepkite Loroupe is a long-distance track and road runner, and a global spokeswoman for peace, women's rights, and education....
, the world-champion marathon runner from Kapenguria
Kapenguria
Kapenguria is a town lying north east of Kitale on the A1 road in Kenya. Kapenguria is capital of the West Pokot District. Kapenguria forms a municipality with an urban population of 13,000 and a total population of 56,000 ....
, Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
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The Foundation is building a school for orphans affected by the violence in the cattle raising areas of north-west Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
, eastern Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
, southern Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
and southern Sudan
Sudan
Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
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Phase one of the curriculum will be for primary levels, with children from six years old to fourteen years old.
Project leaders are Richard Krop, Harun Korellach, and Enoch Rotich.