Tuesday 17 January 2012

Rehabilitation of Junior Secondary School Allen town


Some very generous friends from Ireland/Germany, who know me far too well J had been expecting me to get in touch around funding for projects out here as soon as I arrived, have generously donated €500!

There are many worthy projects at the moment but one in particular takes priority. The Junior Secondary School run by Safer Future has not been able to re-open after Christmas break as the plastic make shift roof has been destroyed during the wet season and now will not protect the children from the glaring African sun. The funds get allocated to the rehabilitation of the Junior Secondary School and the principal is so exited at the news he doesn’t want to want a week until the money arrives so some of us volunteers chip in and give him the money that day so they can get working straight away.
The next day the roof has been replaced with much more stable Zink sheets and we have also been able to make doors for the school so the kids don’t need to carry the furniture in and out every day from the locked store room, which means that the furniture will also last longer.
The rest of the money has gone towards buying bricks to fix up the crumbling steps and edges of the building to make it safer.
Big thanks to the Walsh family; your generosity has made many a face smile this Monday as the school re-opens! A special assembly was held to say thanks to you both, wish you could have been here!

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