African Adventures - Kenya 2018 - Laura Washington
My Travel Story
Project Summary
African Adventures began working with Hadassah Mission School in 2009 and our volunteers were heavily involved with the construction of the new school following relocation. Since the partnership was established, African Adventures and our charity, African Adventures Foundation, have helped to fund micro-finance initiatives. These include a chair and tent hire business, and a shop, which will be constructed in late 2016 and will help cover some of the project’s core running costs.
Hadassah supports families in Mwariki by providing a feeding programme and free education. Although free at the point of entry, government schools are required to charge associated fees for items like books, uniforms and desks. Most families in the area survive on as little as 70p per day so cannot afford these costs. They therefore rely on projects like Hadassah to provide both a daily nutritious meal and an education for their children.
Between 2015 and 2016, African Adventures volunteers played a key role in renovating existing classrooms and bringing them up to government standard, in order to establish Hadassah as a ‘private’ school. This has allowed the school to hold onsite examinations (instead of paying for the students to be examined at a government school elsewhere, at significant cost). Incidentally, Hadassah has been ranked in the top 10 for performance in the area.
With an increasing number of students enrolling at Hadassah Mission School each year, in 2017 Geoffrey (who runs the school) aims to locate some of the school’s primary students to a new site with a larger school playground.
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Campaign Ended
£ 550
Total Donation Received-
30%
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£ 1,833
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Trip
£ 1,745
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£ 88
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Funders
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James McDonald Funded £ 50 GBP
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Anonymous Funded £ 100 GBP
Jan 28, 2018 -
Anonymous Funded £ 100 GBP
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Robin Baker Funded £ 40 GBP
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Andrew Stevenson Funded £ 50 GBP
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Stuart and Karen Bowsher Funded £ 50 GBP
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Silvia Vallini Funded £ 20 GBP
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Jim Funded £ 20 GBP
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Anonymous Funded £ 20 GBP
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Beth Lodge Funded £ 30 GBP
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Joe Lloyd Funded £ 30 GBP
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Jon Pugh Funded £ 25 GBP
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Richard Funded £ 15 GBP
Oct 28, 2017
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