About
From Promise to Action
In 2009, that promise became reality.
Petra founded PKM with a vision to create lasting change in the lives of students facing similar challenges—beginning with a small group learning under a tree.
What started as a promise to orphans has grown into a multi-program model—serving students through education, skills development, and real pathways to opportunity.
Growing Into a Model
Over the years, PKM has developed into a connected system that supports students from early education through practical training and real-world application.
Students are not only given access to education, but are equipped with:
- Strong academic foundations
- Leadership and values formation
- Practical, income-generating skills
- Pathways to build stable and independent lives
The Impact Today
Today, PKM serves over 800 students annually—many of whom are progressing through school, gaining skills, and stepping into opportunities that allow them to support themselves and their families.
What began as a promise to a small group of orphans has become a growing model of transformation—impacting not only students, but entire communities.
A Promise That Continues
That original promise still defines PKM today.
It is seen in every student supported, every skill developed, and every future being built.
PKM exists to ensure that those once without opportunity are now equipped for life.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are you a 501(c)(3)?
How are the funds used?
A monthly $30 donation provides a school uniform, meals, tuition, and class supplies for one student, broken down like so:
Tuition: 41%
Meals: 25%
Uniforms & shoes: 17%
Nutrition & health: 9%
Classroom supplies: 8%
Is this an orphanage?
Where do the students stay?
Dormitories
Matrons and patrons live in the dorms with the students, to provide that family setup.
Community Foster Homes
We work with the community to place these students in homes. That is our ultimate goal: to have them integrate in the community. I like them to feel they have family.
Some homes we find through networking with a local church in the area. The church knows the people, they recommend the homes to us, who is a good fit. That has worked really well. That’s a more sustainable kind of approach, more like a foster care ministry.
Extended Family Support
The ones we can trace who have distant relatives they are able to help. The reason they abandon the children is they have 5 of their own. When you can barely provide for your own family, most relatives don’t want to take on the burden.
But when the relatives know the ministry can help support the child, it changes everything. We provide meals, we provide a bed for the child, medical care, clothing. We will help you with the physical needs. Just make sure the kid does things just like any other kid in your household.
Every child deserves a community where they can come home to loving caretakers and mentors. People who are willing to take on those roles. People they can look up to. That kind of mentorship can make the difference between a child who makes it and a child who doesn’t.