Kwasha-Kids Board
Our Founder - Karen Raborn
Karen Raborn is the spirit behind the school. She was born and raised in Slowezi, Zambia and knows intimately the needs of the children in the area. She founded the school in 2013 in response to the many children in the area who would otherwise not have an opportunity for an education. Although Karen lives in St. Louis, she is deeply involved in the operation of the school. She communicates with the school administrators several times per week and travels annually to the school for several weeks.
Kwasha Board of Directors
St. Louis Board
Karen Raborn - Executive Director
Mary Ann Shaw - President
Patricia Lobdell - Vice President
Maria Calsyn - Secretary
Anne Morgan - Treasurer
Neva Sprung
Margaret Chulick
Delores Guyton
Sharon McNitt
Brendan O’Brien
Richard Shaw
Ellen Wood
Wanda Ware
Peggy Adams
Adedoyin Afuwape
Zambia Board
Phyllis Zulu
Joseph Ngandwe
Mbomena Vundamina
Bwakya Vundamina
Arnold Kalepa
Significant assistance provided by:
Maplewood United Methodist Church
First Presbyterian Church of Kirkwood