Meetings took place with the headmasters as to what else would aid them. Uniform for the children, particularly at the Junior School was urgently requested. Due to the kindness of schools in England we will be able to fulfil this requirement as we have received numerous donations of surplus school uniform. A few samples of the uniforms were taken to the Junior School on this visit. We hope to deliver the remainder of the uniform in our next container. Pencils, pens and paper were also supplied to the children for them to reply to letters sent to them from a school here in England. We hope for the correspondence between the children to continue.

On a previous visit the Secondary School received uniform and classroom furniture, but also requested a printer. The printer was brought for the School; the Headmaster Cylus was very pleased. This means that the children can now have exam papers printed off instead of having to read them from the blackboard. This makes life a lot easier for both teachers and pupils. Extra school skirts were also taken for some of the girls who were unable to have skirts from the previous donation due to fit.

A container with more classroom furniture has now arrived in Nairobi and awaits unloading

We will update this post shortly with further details and photographs from the schools as well as a summary of where and how the furniture will be used. Many thanks, or course, to all involved.

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Since the school was founded after the election violence in September 2008 it has been faced with numerous hardships and challenges, all of which have meant an fully-fuctioning and established school is considered more than a human right. It’s not.  Now, positive changes are being made, and it is the start of a secure future for St Elizabeth. 

The installation has meant the pupils have the resources to study during the day and night, the elder teenagers who have to work during the day now have a right to an education.  A great transformation for the Eldoret community!   Mr Paul N’gethe, the Director  of the school has said “we are very grateful indeed. God Bless you”.   Please admire the changes you have helped to enforce. 

We would like to thank all those people who have made this possible.

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 Programme, 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 Programme, 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 Programme 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.