Build School for 80 Students in Arid Kachuru Kenya

Situation has not been very easy with the Kachuru community, it has been extremely dry as reported earlier and up to date it has not rained.  Class 8 pupils did their Kenya National Exams in March 2022 as expected but unfortunately their performance was not good at all due to various challenges and reasons but at least some of them have joined secondary schools while others are expected to join various vocational training centers for various technical courses.  Last week with our partners from USA we visited the school and held meeting with school administration, Board of Management (BOM) and some parents.  During the visit we distributed scholarships to the vulnerable children from the community who have been receiving our support every year to cater for their school uniforms, shoes, books etc.  As usual we received a long list for the support since most families are struggling to make ends meet but unfortunately at the moment we cannot accommodate more beneficiaries due to limited resources.    Am happy to report that once again feeding program in the school will continue and we really thank our supporters for their continued support.  During the meeting, we discussed various ways to help the school improve in performance and once again promised to support them with end term exams which will be done later this month.  From our visit, we discovered that there is so much to be done for the Kachuru community since they are facing a lot of challenges.  We encouraged them to start visiting various government offices for more support and we appreciated some support given to them during this campaign period.  We learned that they have received a big water tank for water harvesting and storage during rain seasons which we hope soon will come.  The County Government has also constructed classroom for them again improving conducive learning environment.    Water harvesting and storage will be noble in their feeding program and their kitchen garden which they will re-establish once it rains.  We hope they will continue benefitting from various stakeholders, we will keep encouraging them to seek for more support from the government as it is their rights.  They expressed their gratitude to all who have contributed towards their success.  Thank you

Learners in Kachiuru primary have started another school term well.  Most of them have reported back although some are yet to report and the school administration and the school board are following up the issue to understand the cause of the delay.  The area is extremely dry as previously reported and the cost of living is going up each and every day.  We really appreciate the support given to the Kachiuru community by our good friends, partners and well-wishers.   Feeding program in the school has been once again supported by our good donor whom we thank for the continued generosity.  Provision of meals in the school has been very important to the learners and parents who are really struggling to put food on the table for their families especially with the prolonged drought and worsened by the covid 19 pandemic.  Our organization in partnership with our partners supported the school with end of term exams in December 2021 as the school is facing serious financial challenges and they requested for our support on this and we are happy we managed and hopefully we will do the same end of this term as well.  Parents are really struggling and they cannot raise funds for such services at the moment and we all understand their position.  Candidates are preparing for their final national exams in March this year and we pray and wish them well. We will give the school and learners any support they will require from us during the national exams period.   Kindly accept our sincere gratitude for the continued support to the Kachiuru community and we request for further support to the community especially due to the many challenges they are facing.