A skill to build on.
Hands-on training shaped around local work. Learn a craft through practice, with instructors who understand what employers need.
Faith. Skill. A way forward.
Second chances,
with fuel
behind them.
We’re helping build a trade school in Kisumu, Kenya, where people starting over can learn a craft, leave with their own tools, and take the next step toward earning a living.
Our first project. Locally led. Built with care.
TOGETHER IN KENYAA school.
A way forward.Help make room for
someone’s next chapter.
A way forward.Help make room for
someone’s next chapter.
What a second chance
can be built on.
Practical skills
Tools of their own
People alongside them
More than a fresh start
A chance is stronger
when you’re equipped.
Starting over takes more than an open door. Our planned school brings training, practical resources, and community together, so students can build what comes next.
Tools to get started.
The plan includes a tool kit for every graduate—or a sewing machine for tailoring—so training comes with something they can put to work.
A pathway toward work.
Connections through Manna’s local relationships with contractors and shops, plus micro-enterprise support for those preparing to work for themselves.
This is the planned model for the new school. Course offerings, instructors, and program lengths are being finalized with Manna. Employment is not guaranteed.
A community visit with Manna Ministries. The proposed trade school is still in planning.
Our first project · Kisumu, Kenya
A school for the
next chapter.
With Manna Ministries International, we’re preparing a school for people rebuilding their lives—including men leaving prison and women leaving trafficking or abusive situations.
Training is planned to be free for these core groups, with modest tuition for other local students who cannot afford university.
- Masonry
- Carpentry
- Welding
- Electrical
- Plumbing
- Tailoring
Six proposed trades. Programs planned for 6–12 months.
Final offerings will reflect local demand and instructor availability.
One school. One campaign.
Build it fully.
Build it right.
We will fund the whole school before breaking ground. Then construction funding will move in stages, as work is verified.
Our target is to break ground in early 2027, subject to full funding and readiness. We’re preparing carefully for a school designed to serve for years.
See how we handle the fundsCurrent planning estimate
$300,000For the school campaign · final budget pending
- 1Confirm the planComplete drawings, budget, and partner agreement.
- 2Fund the whole schoolFull funding comes before construction begins.
- 3Build in verified stagesRelease funds against documented construction milestones.
This figure is a planning estimate, not money already raised. The final campaign goal will follow Manna’s drawings and construction budget.
Board oversight Written grant agreements Milestone-based funding
The people we build with
Local roots.
Shared conviction.
Manna Ministries International will own and operate the school. Their team knows the community, the local relationships, and the work that is needed.
Trevor and Claire have served with Manna in Kenya. Fire & Freedom’s role is to raise support in the U.S. and provide accountable grants to help make the school possible.
Local leadership in Kenya. Responsible stewardship in Tennessee. A shared commitment to people starting over.
Meet the ministry“I believe in giving second chancesTrevor Duffy · Founder, Fire & Freedom Ministries
with some fuel behind them.”
Our Christian faith is why we serve. A person’s religious response is never a condition of receiving help.
Accountability
Our word on
every dollar.
Your trust deserves more than a promise. These are the controls our board adopted to guide the work from the beginning.
Read our commitmentsA written agreement before funds move.
Every grant requires due diligence, board approval, and clear written terms.
Progress verified at each stage.
Construction grants are released against milestones, with evidence of the work completed.
Shared oversight.
Every foreign wire requires two signatures. Three of our five directors are independent.
Follow the build
From the beginning.
Project note · October 20, 2026
Fund the school.
Then break ground.
The decision shaping our first campaign—and what comes next.
Read the project noteThere is a place for you in this
Help put a future
within reach.
A skill. A set of tools. People who will walk alongside you. That is the kind of second chance we are working to build.
Online giving is being finalized. We’re ready to talk about what comes next.