Joseph Nyabiosi Nyakundi
Joseph Nyabiosi Nyakundi (JNN) was born in January 27, 1939 in Kisii, Kenya.  He was the third born of ten children.  His parents were financially poor, but richly blessed with love and compassion. Despite his humble beginnings, his parents raised ten children and supported many others.He attended primary and secondary school in Kenya, and then proceeded to attend the college at Xavier University in Canada, obtaining a B.A in cooperative management.  He soon married a beautiful and brilliant graduate from Kianda College, Ms. Hellen Nyamburi, and together they raised ten children of their own, and later adopted and raised five more.
After working for the government for a short while, Mr. Nyabiosi decided to embark on his dream of building private schools within his village to enable local students a chance to pursue education and improve their quality of lives. He founded Masaba High School, St. Joseph Academy primary school, and St. Helen’s Kindergarten. This initiative created employment opportunities within the community. However, due to lack of qualified teachers in his community, Mr. Nyabiosi mobilized several unemployed teachers from India and Uganda, offering them employment at his schools.  This extraordinary move helped raise the students’ performance and excelled the general standard of his schools, enabling many students to pass well and continue on to university education. He also allowed many students from poor backgrounds including orphaned children to get free education within his schools. These schools have since produced countless reputable and capable engineers, teachers and health workers who are now changing the face of villages across Kenya.
For several years he became active in politics, a platform he hoped would help him influence more change.  He also directed his efforts toward promoting the needs of local churches and several community projects that promoted and established much progress. Outside his busy life, he enjoyed traveling, coordinating social fundraisers, and most importantly spending time with his family.  His faith in God allowed him the confidence to dream big, take amazing risks and be passionate about life.  Mr. Nyabiosi was a great visionary, a brilliant scholar, a wise strategic planner, a man of integrity and a Godly compassionate man blessed with a generous spirit. He lived a full life, always promoting joy and peace within his family and the community.
Continuing the JNN Legacy…
JNN Foundation is a non-profit organization, founded in 2009 to honor the legacy of the late Mr. Joseph Nyabiosi Nyakundi who passed away October 24th, 2008.  Mr. Nyabiosi dedicated his life to help the needy, provide education to the poor, and give shelter to the orphans.  JNN Foundation is dedicated to support his legacy, to continue what he stood for. The foundation is committed to provide for the needs of orphans, promoting the needs of poor women who wish to become financially independent, by learning their rights and gaining new skills.
Education is vital to a thriving society.  A society that is ignorant will become the breeding ground for violence and intolerance.  But an educated society will be a breeding ground for tolerance, peace, justice, understanding, innovation, advancement, positive, and self-sustaining growth. Because of the AIDS epidemic, war and other factors, many children in Kenya have no parents or relatives willing or able to provide them a home or means to attain an education.  Children are often the hardest hit by natural disasters and situations of extreme poverty. Children and mothers will benefit greatly from simple supplies, medical attention, or the care of a volunteer.  According to the UNAIDS report, every 14 seconds a child is orphaned in Africa.
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