Live&Learn in Kenya School Classroom Construction

According to the new curriculum by the Kenyan Ministry of Education, six workshops must be built at the school.

So far we have three workshops completed - the Science Lab - the Computer Lab - and the Reading Lab. Just recently the construction of the Tailoring Workshop has begun. We can only go on having it constructed as the funds come in for it. They are coming in a bit slowly, so we need a boost to get up to the second of four construction phases. But the beginning is there and just waiting to get higher and higher.

The tailoring workshop is truly a "must" as a classroom is now being used for sewing the children's mandatory uniforms and other clothing items that sponsors order for their sponsored children. The classroom that is being utilized for this reason will only be available until December because it must then be used as a classroom for the Junior High School class - which is also a part of the new curriculum.

So, we need to get to work raising those funds so that we can get the builders back to work constructing our new workshop!

Asante sana - thank you to all who chip in to make this dream a reality.

Links:

• Phase One of the Tailoring Workshop Construction

It is great when some things are made mandatory at schools. At first we thought "oh no - not another construction that must be done on a long list of musts" - but what better way for children to understand the world that we are living in than in subjects such as Chemistry?

It has become more and more difficult to raise funds for the necessities of running a school from kindergarten to 8th grade. Between the government throwing stones in our paths - the wars going on in the world causing so many horrors - it is understandable. But nevertheless - musts are musts and we do our best to make them happen. Through a very generous donation, we were able to turn one of our classrooms into a chemistry lab. It is our goal to give the Live and Learn in Kenya School students everything that they need to be as well educated as the children coming from well-to-do families. So far it's working!

After receiving a wonderful donation to build a well which is pumped with solar energy last year the flow of water was a dream come true. Finally - water in abundance!  But then the drought came and the water was no longer pure drinking water! Months of having water, but not being able to use it - and once again having to buy water and have it delivered to us was heartbreaking. Then a small - or actually huge - miracle happened and the same company that had paid for the well to be built celebrated its senior boss's birthday with a huge celebration asking guests to donate towards a water filter system for the Live and Learn in Kenya Education Center! The event for the same reason from the internet platform Second Life - at the Lavender was organized by BB and Brique topped it off. The donations flowed in - and we were able to have the construction built to house the new water filter system. Now the water is so pure that even we Westerners can drink it as it has the same purity as bottled water.
WATER IS LIFE!

The price of electricity has gone up - all over the world - but in countries where the poorest of poor have little or no access to it, the price to be paid is ridiculous.

Why should we be paying enormous amounts of donated money to be paying for what comes directly from the sky hours and hours a day? That was when we decided to use the God-given solar energy to keep everything going at the Live and Learn in Kenya Education Center. After just a few phone calls and messages - voila - the daughter of her deceased - former teacher - father decided to use a good part of her inheritance for the project - and a German Lions Club agreed to donate the rest needed. The plans are made up and the panels will be installed within the next weeks. Yes, miracles do happen!

We are so happy about the developments at the Live and Learn in Kenya Education Center. But of course, it doesn't end there...! Our next project is raising funds for the mandatory Home Economics Classroom. More on that when the donations come rolling in.  :)

ASANTE SANA - thank you so very much!

Links:

• Our new water filtering system