Help Provide Education for Girls in Kenya

Water has played a big part in the activities of March. The first week witnessed the completion of the borehole and installation of the hand pump. This is a major step for the project as it is this very hand pump that will supply all of the project’s aquatic needs. As a result, the committee saw fit to use the occasion as a celebration of the project so far and an opportunity for members of the community to add their views.

If water was coming only from the ground then we would all be happy. But alas, in recent months most of it has been coming from the sky as rainy season imposed itself aggressively upon the area. Luckily, the pattern was relatively predictable – clear in the morning, gradually clouding over from 3pm and letting rip at around 5, just when everyone is walking home!

The ethos behind the income generating activities of the Teach A Man To Fish model is not only to cover school running costs. It is also to enhance the students’ education by involving them in the activities such that they learn technical and business skills that will empower them to make a decent living when they leave school. For Ondati girls, the first of this involvement will be in the establishment of agricultural demonstration plots. They will put into practice the theory that they have learnt in class and form groups that will take responsibility for planting, maintaining and harvesting their designated area with maize, beans and vegetables.

The next step in the project is to make a start on the building works that need to be done to get the school up and running. A small start has been made but there is so much more to do which is why we are so dependent on everyone’s generous donations!