Archive for July, 2010

Electricity Project

Following our visit to the town of Eldoret in December, Kenya Aid Foundation has welcomed the opportunity to assist St. Elizabeth High School with the installation of electricity.

Transition Camp Originally established as a makeshift school in the Eldoret showground IDP camp in 2008, St. Elizabeth has continued as a permanent facility. The remaining transition camp continues to be ‘home’ to the majority of students at the school following the post-election troubles.

The installation and wiring of electricity by The Kenya Power & Lighting Company Limited (KPLC) will improve the learning environment for existing students, as well as opening up a number of possibilities for the future, such as computer learning.

Posted: Friday, July 9th, 2010
Posted in: Schools

L&TA Group

Kenya Aid Foundation is especially grateful to the Attercliffe-based L&TA Group, specialists in recycling redundant office furniture as an alternative to landfill, for their recent donation of chairs, desks, filing cabinets, meeting tables, cupboards and canteen furniture.

yorkshire-post

Photo credit: Yorkshire Post Newspapers

Up to 400 tonnes of redundant office furniture had been destined for a landfill site before L&TA were called into the Department of Education offices in Sheffield. About a third of this has been donated to Kenya Aid Foundation, while the rest will go to help small local businesses and start-ups.

The story has been covered by the Yorkshire Post and the Sheffield Telegraph. Terry Askew, Managing Director of L&TA, notes, “When I heard how much [furniture] there was I got in contact with the Kenya Aid Foundation, which will send a lot of it to Africa.” 

This furniture will make a big difference to the educational and community projects that Kenya Aid Foundation works with throughout Nairobi and the Rift Valley Province. Following our shipment of furniture in May 2010, we look forward to distributing this latest donation to projects where even the most basic of supplies are lacking.

Posted: Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
Posted in: News Update