Our Charity - Our Mission
May 2020
We had intended to return to Kenya this year just before Easter and stay for the Easter celebrations. Luckily we had not booked early and as the time approached for us to book news was coming out about an unusual deadly virus spreading in China. We decided to postpone our visit and wait to see the development.
By now you all realise to leave the UK and go any where is impossible for the forseeable future.
We are in contact with Mr. Harrison the headmaster of the School on a daily basis so we always know how things are.
Here below is an update of all that has happened so far in 2020.
In January a very generous sponsor asked how he could help the school and what projects did we have in the pipeline. We mentioned that the refurbished computer bought 10 years ago were now almost obselete several not being able to access the internet and although they have been maintained yearly the humidity and dust has taken its toll. WE have taken out 2 old lap tops recently and bought 2 new ones which function well but obviously a class of 30 pupils need many more. The sponsor gave us money to buy a further 10 laptops which were very much appreciated.
The Sponsor also donated a further £2000 to build an extra classroom which will be needed in 2 years time when the school needs to extend up to year 9. This is all explained in Angaza newsletter you can find under newsletters. This was built in January and will, in view of the new rules for reintroducing children back to school after Kenyans school closures, be extremely useful.
Due to some technically issues with the School name, in January the School trustees in Kenya decided to reregister the school with a new name.
In honour of all the fundraising done in the Uk and particularly the team of organisers in Emley they decided to call the school Emley Education Centre.
The School Bus was not large enough to cope with the increasing numbers of pupils so the old bus was sold and another larger bus was bought from a buisiness which had ceased trading.
WHO WE ARE AND THE CHARITY'S MISSION
We are a small group of people who have formed a registered charity to help others to achieve the things which we take for granted, education for our children, a healthy environment and the opportunity to get on in life.
Rosemary and Jim, Mike and Dilys, the founders of the charity live in the village of Emley in West Yorkshire.
Our work is concentrated in Msambweni a small town south of Mombasa on the Kenyan coast of Africa.
The aims of our charity are :-
To advance education of school children by funding educational resources, buildings, furniture and equipment.
To advance education and training of disadvantaged children by financial sponsorship.
The relief of sickness and the preservation of health.
- To advance health, skills and education of orphans by funding educational resources, buildings and equipment in an orphanage.
On the following pages we will tell you about the work we have done and the plans we have for the future.
Please contact us if you would like to learn more or assist us in any way with fund raising and sponsorship.
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