Message from Grace June 2023
Thank you to everyone for your kind donations which help us run the EKO school in Ngong, Kenya. I wanted to update you on what we have achieved so far this year and what our next steps are.
What EKO has done in 2023 so far…
- We reopened for the new school year in February, working alongside another school in Simba Village who also help poor and orphaned children in our district.
- We are focusing on early years, from nursery up to aged 7 to help provide a good educational foundation.
- In March we were visited by an artist from the UK who spent 3 weeks in our classrooms speaking to the children and encouraging them to experiment with art.
- We are providing the children with a meal at lunchtime because hungry children find it difficult to learn.
- We now have 5 classrooms and 55 regular pupils!
- We employ 6 teachers and a chef.
- In March we carried out some renovations: planting trees, rebuilding classrooms and re-painting.
- We have bought school uniforms and textbooks.
Our goals moving forward…
- Fundraising for a more permanent (stone) building.
- Continuing to fund teachers’ wages.
- Continuing to provide the essential school meals.
Our monthly expenses…
- Wages for junior teacher = £100
- Wages for senior teacher = £150
- Wages for the chef = £75
- Caretaker / Security = £75
- Food for lunches = £275
- Electricity / Water / Internet = £75
How you could help…
- Any donation, no matter how big or small will go directly towards helping the children in our school.
- £15 Is enough to feed one child for a month.
- £15 Is enough to pay school fees for one child for a month.
- £20 is enough to supply full uniform for a child – shirt, shorts, trousers / dress, sweater
- Or you could help fund one of our teachers.
- DO YOU HAVE A SKILL THAT OUR CHILDREN WOULD LOVE TO LEARN? MAYBE YOU SING OR PLAY FOOTBALL? WE LOVE WELCOMING VOLUNTEERS TO OUR SCHOOL.