March to the Top’s Achievements

 2006-2007

• Climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro! March to the Top was born – thank you!!
• Co-funded construction for the Esiteti Primary School

2008

• Co-founded AINA-New Hope Children’s Home for HIV positive children
• Constructed classrooms and dormitories at Mt. Olive Academy for Girls

2010

• Funded construction of St. Barbara Chapel at Mt. Olive Academy for Girls
• Provided financial support for St. Francis Children’s Village

2011

• Completed construction of Esiteti Primary School in Amboseli
• Provided financial support for Associazione “Amici Di Ndugu Zangu”

2012

• Constructed Paolo Academy and AINA – New Hope Clinic
• Funded the Dandora needs assessment in conjunction with the University of Notre Dame’s Ford Program
• Sponsored an Eye Mission in Amboseli in collaboration with KWT

2013

• Sponsored a MEAK Pediatric Heart Mission at Mombasa Hospital

2014

• Funded Eye and Dental Missions at New Hope-AINA and Mt. Kenya
• Began annual support for Kenya Wildlife Trust & Save a Mind, Give a Choice

2015

• Established an internal 5-year strategic plan
• Established offices of March the Top and hired our Director of Operations
• Provided funding for Creative Visions’ Rock Your World Program

2016

• CLIMBED MT. KENYA – 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!
• Constructed a boy’s dormitory for New Hope – AINA
• Funded a MEAK Eye Mission at Isiolo County Hospital
• Established the Sunshine Fund secondary school scholarship
• Completed construction of the Brother Andre Hospital (BAH) Dandora

2017

• Sponsored a MEAK Heart Mission at M.P. Shah Hospital in Nairobi
• Established an Indigent Women’s Fund for needy patients of BAH
• Funded MEAK Eye and Dental Missions in Kinangoni, Kwale County
• Student Linda Gakii from New Hope – AINA is Sunshine Fund recipient

2018

• Sponsored a MEAK Pediatric Heart Mission at M.P. Shah Hospital in Nairobi
• Funded a MEAK Eye and Dental Missions in Lokichar, Turkana
• Awarded the 2018 Ludwick Family Foundation Grant
• Partnered with Reteti Elephant Sanctuary to teach conservation education

2019

• Constructed secondary school dormitory for students at New Hope – AINA
• Expanded pediatric and gynecology departments at BAH Dandora
• Sponsored environmental education focused conservancy visits for over 200 students and staff

2020

• Funded MEAK Eye and Dental Missions in Siaya & Vihiga
• Provided Covid-19 education and PPE in collaboration with KWT
• Installed solar panels at New Hope – AINA

2021

• Sponsored a Food Mission in Samburu to mitigate Covid-related hunger
• Partnered with UC Davis to create farming curricula for New Hope-AINA
• Achieved zero poaching target with sponsorship of NRT’s security teams

2022

• Doubled Paolo Academy enrollment signifying a drastic decrease in HIV-related stigma
• Brother Andre Hospital awarded Best Level 3 Hospital in Nairobi
• Sponsored a Food Mission in collaboration with MEAK

2023

• Funded water access in Ol Pejeta Conservancy
• Constructed a classroom at J.M. Goodhope Academy
• Co-funded the expansion of the BAH to better serve indigent populations
• Sponsored a Food Mission in Maralal County to mitigate famine