Reports on Help Us Build A New School in Kenya

Project Report | Jul 30, 2024
A New Science Lab

By Brian | Project Leader

A New Lab

Hello Supporters!

Fundraising has been a bit slower than we hoped but with the support of a few alumni in the UK and the donations on GlobalGiving we embarked on phase 1 of our new school, which was to build a new science block.

As part of government regulations a school must have a science block to be able to host the national examinations and we feel that providing education is essential but we also want our children to graduate therefore this has become our priority. It does mean sadly we have had to loose more play area space but it is essental.

We have successfully over the past 6 months built from the ground up a new science lab and the education inspectors have visited and we passed the test! It was exciting to building and has really motivated us to fundraise and start another classroom this year or next at the latest so help us fundraise and watch this space

Thank You

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Apr 2, 2024
We still need to build a school

By Brian | Head Teacher

Potential Farm Land We Can Purchase

Hi everyone.

Greetings from Mombasa as I hope you are all well. We have had a very successful few months and I thought it would be nice for you as donors to see where our funds are coming from:

Incoming Funds
1. We have 3 very special alumni and monthly donations a total of; Ksh 60,137.
2. Motorbikes hire Ksh 33,300.
3. Contribution from Community; Ksh 78,500.
5. Balance carried forward; Ksh 105,695.

Total; Ksh 277,632

Outgoing Funds
1. Salaries Ksh 198,000.
2. Rent Ksh 50,000.
3. Motorbikes repair Ksh 17,950
4. Sch expense; Ksh 19,400

Total Outgoing Funds; Ksh 285,350

We are slightly over with a shortfall of 7,718 which as a team we are working to fundraise through different chanels. Up and coming costs for us also include Ksh 37,750 for the school permit and the cooks certificates. The school permit usually has a deadline of 31st March every year.

We also have a school feeding programme which due to a lack of fudraising traditionally we worked hard to find a very special fundraiser/ corproate that is funding the food until mid April.

This show's you the above costs of runing a school and the current landlord of the school is pushing to sell the property, the school team are putting an offer in for 20million Ksh but the owner is looking for 37million which is too much and as such we wold agree to purchase a new site and start to rebuild. We are in a position where we need to continue to fund our monthly costs but would love hep through fundraisers, corporate CSR support and anything else our lovely supporters can think off to raise 20million Kash to either purchase our current land or buy a new site.

Once we purchase we will remove our monthly rental cost of the school and then our headteacher would like to shifting from road transport as income generating project to real estate as this will create a bigger income to cover all staffing costs.

A very special donor and supporter of the school has agreed and will be purchasing one house in Shauri Yako village at Ksh 650,000 and whose rent per month is Ksh 7,000 and this is the starting point for us.

The school is also working on somewhere we can grow our own crops those mainly consumed foodstuffs at Nyota. Yesterday, the team visited a place in Kilifi County, (one and half hours drive from Mombasa) and at this place we can purchase land for Ksh 480,000 per acre. This is a land bordering a river and therefore crop production can be throughout the year.

Lastly, we had a very successful medical camp here at school and it was so much beneficial to the 312 kids and the 17 staff members. I know this can be overwhelming but we thought you should see our detailed plans and robust strategies to become a self sustainable school in Kenya. We need help now and together we will do it.

Please do remember next week all donations will be 50% matched by GlobalGiving starting at 9am on 8th April, this is such a great pportunity for us to bring in that litle bit extra

Thank You,

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Nov 23, 2023
Help Us Build A New School in Kenya

By Vuyo Mngomezulu | Personal Assistant to the CEO

Dear Supporters,

Running a school and providing quality education is a costly endeavor. It involves funding staff salaries, purchasing resources, maintaining school grounds, and ensuring a safe and conducive learning environment for the children. Our goal with this project is to alleviate these costs by building a 100% sustainable school in Kenya, capable of educating and feeding all 280 children regardless of the school’s income.

However, we’ve noticed a slowdown in donations recently. Your contributions are vital to the success of our project and the support we can provide to these children.

Over the past few months, we’ve been busy as our current landlord has confirmed their intention to sell the property at the end of this year. We’re considering a few options, such as purchasing the site we’re currently on and gradually rebuilding, or buying a site near the school. We’ve employed an expert to help us consult and cost up the options, but we estimate it will cost around $300,000 to build and launch a full primary school. It’s time to put our thinking caps on and start fundraising.

We’d like to draw your attention to a special day - Giving Tuesday, which falls on November 28th. It’s the most substantial day of the year for donations. Last year, thanks to your tremendous support, we raised enough funds on this day to sustain our work until June this year. Without this fundraising day, we simply would not have survived until now. Excitingly, GlobalGiving will match every new donation made on Giving Tuesday, amplifying the impact of your contribution on our cause and enabling us to continue our work for another year.

We’re incredibly grateful for your support and hope you’ll join us for Giving Tuesday. Please share our work and project with your friends and family, so we can continue making a difference together. Thank You!

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