Education is a treasure
This week, the construction of the Senior School has started. The land behind the nursery, primary and junior school has been cleared from bushes, measurements were done and now the digging for the fundaments is in full swing.
We were extremely happy when we met the first class of the secondary school in M’changa in 2023. Now, the junior secondary school pupils (grades 7-9) are about to finish and are looking forward to join senior secondary school (grades 10-12), in order to receive the full school education.
We are doing our best to collect funds to build the classrooms for the first grade level starting January 2026!
Picture: first grade level of Secondary Junior School in 2023
Agneta is a former former pupil of M’changa Primary School who is the first alumni to join university and is now a teacher volunteer in her old school.
Jambo Agneta. Can you introduce yourself?
I am Agneta Shika. I am a 2nd year student in Taita Taveta University pursuing bachelor of education arts and I am 21 years old.
The government recognizes the school as a model project. Therefore, the government has approved funding for an additional classroom. This is a major step and much needed for a school that is constantly growing. The school’s growth is due to the expanding catchment area, and children are traveling longer distances due to the school’s good reputation.
The new classroom will be used by the little kids of the nursery school as they currently need to use the tiny teachers office and the outside area.
Heavy rainfall resulted in floods after the severe drought of last winter. The soil was extremely dry and unable to absorb the heavy rains after it hardly rained at all for 3 years (with severe crop failures). This is how the village looked like:
The septic tanks of two toilet blocks were washed out and the toilet houses collapsed. Sadly, those toilets were irreparably damaged.
Continue reading “Flood & broken toilet houses”After construction of the school about 10 years ago, all classrooms were equipped with wooden shelves. Most of these are now broken or extremly fragile.
We got an extra 10 000 liter water tank from another NGO. The only thing which was missing is a tank base and the fitting to the guttering – yes, done *smiley smiling*
10 000 liter extra water is such a blessing in the dry season!
Mission accomplished in March 2024
Installation of gutters and water tanks was done in 2022 to mitigate water shortages. During the current rainy season, water tanks are filled, but with the start of the next dry seasion there is a danger from elephants for the water tanks.
Continue reading “Elephant “fence” made of stones”Welcome to our Kenya project. We will post updates about the project soon. In the meanwhile, please read about our history and the project.
