"Education is the most important weapon which you can use to change the world" - Nelson Mandela.
In the area we work, the Maasai and other tribes are desperate for a good education but the local schools are very poor. Although primary education in Kenya is compulsory, it is not free. Even state schools have many extra charges that are beyond the very poor Maasai.
This results in many children never attending school.
Children enjoying lessons
All the 250 children who attend the school have UK sponsors. See here for the sponsorship scheme. Each year, we add one more class of 25 children, so once finished, the school will give an excellent education to around 300 children.
This school is unusual in that it has fully qualified excellent teachers (we had to build teachers' houses to attract them), electricity, water, a kitchen, books, 50 computers, broadband internet and many teaching aids. All items we take for granted in the West but sadly lacking in most Kenyan schools. It even has a website.
During 2020, we achieved the following:
The school solar electricity system needed upgrading to allow for more computers, the satellite broadband and the clinic.
More children means more food for the mid-day meal so we wish to double the size of the school's vegetable growing patch. The school's bore-hole made all this possible.
Many of the children are orphans. During this year, some of the children started to use the new orphanage.
We are always on the lookout for excellent P1 qualified teacher. If you think you have the qualities required for a modern high performing school, please contact us.