A unique education and community services ‘village’ in the northern suburbs is starting to take shape following the announcement that the first stage – a school for 17 to 24 year olds – will be called Compass Catholic Community.

Born in one of the biggest slums in Nairobi, Aaliyah Sirengo was only a baby when she was adopted. But the Year 11 Nazareth student has travelled back to Kenya frequently with her mother Susan Knapp and has seen what it’s like for others to live in poverty, without the basic necessities of life such as running water and electricity.