Build a school in a deprived area of Mombasa

by Mustard Seed Project (Kenya)
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Build a school in a deprived area of Mombasa
Build a school in a deprived area of Mombasa
Build a school in a deprived area of Mombasa
Build a school in a deprived area of Mombasa
Build a school in a deprived area of Mombasa
Build a school in a deprived area of Mombasa
Build a school in a deprived area of Mombasa
Build a school in a deprived area of Mombasa
Build a school in a deprived area of Mombasa

Project Report | Aug 31, 2024
A Playground for our Children

By Mrs. Lynne Smith | Trustee

We're ready to Learn
We're ready to Learn

As previously stated there have been a lot of changes in the Kenyan education system which means that The Mustard Seed Project (MSP) has a lot of new criteria to fulfil. We are so lucky to have such enthusiastic and hard working staff in our school in Mombasa and MSP always wants to do the very best it can to support them. Staff, children and parents very much want our school to have Junior/Secondary status. This would mean that we keep our children for another year. At the moment children are with us from 3 (Nursery) to 14 but would stay to the age of 15. New rules are having a considerable impact but we have high hopes of fulfilling all requirements. One of these is that the school should have a playground. It is an urban area and land is expensive. However there are three small plots which the owner is very keen to sell to us at a fair price. We have managed to raise the money for two of the plots and are working very hard to raise enough to buy the third plot so that the playground is a good size and meets the new requirements. It will of course be much more than just a playground and will be used for sport and many other outdoor activities. It has already made a huge difference to the school to have such a useful outdoor space. We are only renting the land at the moment but the owner is very keen to sell. 

There are other criteria, some of which are easier to fulfil than others. We must now have a science lab and although we have a suitable room we need to buy a lot of additional equipment. We have also been told that the doors, which open inwards, need to be changed to open outwards from  classrooms. Solvable but incurring more costs. Rules have changed for staffing too. Although we always have excellent exam results and all staff had the relevant teaching qualifications this is no longer enough and future appointees will be graduates. We have just appointed a new graduate teacher for Science/ Maths. She will be a great help to Amos who is a member of the school leadership team and is in charge of Maths/Science. MSP has carried out a lot of staff training, face to face and remotely, but now we will pay for two members of staff (initially) to upgrade their qualifications by studying for a diploma. We cannot afford to pay the fees for more at the moment but hope to be able to do so in the future.

An exciting piece of news is that two of our Kenyan Trustee are also to be appointed to the UK Board of Trustees. We are very much looking forward to them joining our meetings on zoom. One is a Headteacher of another school and our School Manager and the other lived in the UK for eight years so has a good understanding of life in both countries.Two UK Trustees are going to Kenya for a month in September 2024, One is a Founding Trustee and she will also be going to Kenya in February 2025 for a month with a new Trustee who has been recently appointed. They are all very much looking forward to being in school and will be working very hard  while they are there. Our new Trustee is a recently retired secondary school teacher and has experience of working in Africa, though not in Kenya. She is full of enthusiasm and very keen to help MSP succeed in its aims. Everyone who goes out to Kenya is allowed an extra suitcase and into those go lots of equipment. The suitcases for the September trip are already packed with reading books, toys, toothbrushes, reading glasses for adults, sanitary towels and school shoes. All that has been achieved is of course only possible because of our wonderful supporters. Please continue to support us or become a supporter. There is so much to do and we cannot succeed without you. Every penny is put to good use and every penny makes a difference to a life so thank you. 

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Mustard Seed Project (Kenya)

Location: Peterborough - United Kingdom
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Rita Fowler
Peterborough , Lincolnshire United Kingdom

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