SUMMARY OF WORK COMPLETED
- 6 CLASSROOMS SECURED WITH DOORS & GRILLED WINDOWS
- SCHOOL OFFICE – COMPLETED FLOORS & INSIDE FINISHING
- THREE NEW CLASSROOMS BUILT
RESULT: SCHOOL ENROLLMENT DOUBLED WITHIN A COUPLE MONTHS, GRADES HAVE IMPROVED, & NYARUT STUDENTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR GOV’T SPONSORSHIP TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS FOR THE FIRST TIME.
- COMMUNITY HALL & ATTACHED MEDICAL CLINIC WITH DOCTOR’S OFFICE, EXAM ROOMS, 4-BED WARD & PHARMACY IS COMPLETED AND READY FOR ROOF. ROOFING MATERIAL IS ON SITE.
- COMMUNITY LATRINE & COMMUNITY WATER SINK WERE COMPLETED
RESULT: WATER STORAGE FOR THE HALL AND NEW COMMUNITY LATRINE WITH STONE INTERIOR WALLS TO PREVENT COLLAPSING
- RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED WITH 21,000 LITER STORAGE TANK CAPACITY
RESULT: ADEQUATE RELATIVELY CLEAN DRINKING WATER FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY; ANTICIPATED REDUCED SICKNESS AND DEATH
- BIOSAND FILTER TRAINING WORKSHOP WAS HELD FOR REPRESENTATIVES OF 5 VILLAGES
RESULT: INTRODUCTION OF BIOSAND FILTERS TO THE COMMUNITY
- 3 BIOSAND FILTERS WERE BUILT & 2 WERE PURCHASED FOR NYARUT PRIMARY SCHOOL
RESULT: CLEAN DRINKING WATER FOR THE SCHOOL WITH ANTICIPATED REDUCED SICKNESS AND DEATH FROM ILLNESS
- AGRICULTURAL CONSULTATION VISITATIONS WERE MADE PROFESSIONAL AGRICULTURALISTS TO RESIDENTS OF 7 VILLAGES
RESULT: TRAINING THAT WILL ENCOURAGE SUSTAINABILITY
- VETIVER GRASS SEEDLINGS WERE PURCHASED & A NURSERY STARTED; RESULT: FUTURE SEEDLINGS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED AMONGST THE COMMUNITY. THIS GRASS IS USED TO PREVENT SOIL EROSION AMONGST MANY OTHER USES
- CONTACTS WERE MADE WITH GOV’T DEPARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURE, EDUCATION, AND WATER, TO REQUEST ASSISTANCE FOR THE VILLAGES.
- SEVERAL GOV’T OFFICIALS VISITED THE VILLAGE TO OFFER HELP DIRECTLY
- ADULT LITERACY CLASSED WERE SET UP WITH 42 STUDENTS ENROLLED
RESULT: ENGLISH LESSONS FOR ADULTS
- THREE HUMANITARIAN AID CONTAINERS WERE CLEARED;
RESULT: HOUSEHOLD GOODS WERE DISTRIBUTED, BUILDING MATERIALS AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES ARE BEING STORED FOR THE CLINIC; DESKS, OFFICE SUPPLIES, BOOKS ARE BEING USED AT THE SCHOOL
- STATE-OF-THE-ART PLAYGROUNDS WERE INSTALLED AT 2 SCHOOLS
RESULT: 500 CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO PLAY
- DONATED CLOTHING WAS DISTRIBUTED TO CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN 9 VILLAGES
- A LIBRARY WAS SET UP AT THE NYARUT PRIMARY SCHOOL
RESULT: THE COMMUNITY HAS A RESOURCE CENTER FOR LEARNING
- A SCHOOL SPORTS ROGRAM WAS INITIATED WITH NEW GOODS FROM CONTAINERS
RESULT: CHILDREN ARE EXPERIENCING REGULAR SPORTS & PLAY
- LOCAL COMMUNITY COMMITTEES WERE CHOSEN TO RUN THE PROJECT ON SITE AND REPORTING IS BEING DONE REGULARILY
RESULT: MORE COMMUNITY INITIATIVE & INVOLVEMENT
- RESEARCH WAS DONE ON SOLAR, WATER, SANITATION, & AGRICULTURE ISSUES
- COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT BROUGHT COMMUNITIES & TRIBES TOGETHER PEACEFULLY
- ENGINEERING MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL HAS AGREED TO SEND A TEAM OF 5 OR 6 TO NYARUT AND NYANGINA VILLAGES IN FEB 2010 TO BEGIN PLANNING FOR NYANGINA VILLAGE, ALSO IN NYANZA PROVINCE
RESULT: THE PROJECT IS EXPANDING TO OTHER VILLAGES USING NYARUT AS A MODEL, AS WAS INITIALLY PLANNED
PLEASE NOTE:
10 HOURS OF VIDEO WAS RECORDED AND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ONCE IT IS EDITED AND A MOVIE IS PRODUCED.
PHOTOS OF WORK ACCOMPLISHED HAVE BEEN ATTACHED
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
LESLEE GREENAWAY, MSc
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