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What do they provide:
Olkeju Bulati Primary School Development Project.
We are currently fundraising to complete the development of two classrooms and an office at the school. This project will also include a properly constructed toilet block and kitchen. The primary school was partially constructed by a South Korean NGO (below they ran out of funds) before being handed over to the community.
Naretisho Girls' Project.
According to UNESCO at least 1 in 10 girls in sub-Saharan Africa miss school during their period. We have started in innovative project in Bulati to provide eligible girls with menstrual education, mentoring and sanitary packs containing underwear and reusable sanitary pads. We would like to thank the charity freedom4girls UK for their partnership in providing an initial supply of sanitary bags and the menstrual educational materials. Two local teachers have agreed to be involved in the project and will hold two workshops/mentoring sessions each month. The initial group members selected the name Naretisho, which means "reaching out to help" as they wish to be empowered to help other girls in their community.
Olkeju Bulati Primary School Feeding Programme.
Due to a lack of a feeding programme in place the school can only operate between 0800 and 1240 hours a day. This enables children to go home for their lunch. However the shortened school hours mean that the children miss around 15 hours of lessons a week. Enabling a feeding programme at the school would provide the children with warm porridge in the morning and a nourishing cooked lunch. The school will then be able to open for a full school day (0800 to 1530 hours). The monthly cost of the feeding programme has been calculated at £135 or 20,000 Kenyan Shillings a month; this includes the employment of a cook.
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