News
The annual Tana Education Fundraising Event took place on November 2nd from 4 p.m. We were able to treat 50 interested people to a delicious meal and pass on project information. Thank you for your interest and loyal support.
wells and forestry
A year ago we reported here that drilling work had been carried out for a well. At that time, the financing of the completion of the well was still unclear and we made an appeal for donations. Thanks to generous support, the well has now been completed! Various pump tests were carried out, a well house was built and the solar pump was put into operation. The solar power will not only run the water pump, but also provide electricity in the evening so that the school children have light for studying. At this point, a big thank you for the support, the generation of water and electricity will make a big difference in Mikameni and enable new things!
A training course on the topic of "Fruit Forest" is to be held in Mikameni this year, during which more trees will be planted. The area has already been prepared with a tractor. Jeremiah was able to establish contacts with the state forestry office in the Tana River District.
With combined forces and surprisingly few tools, the tank is placed on the well house
Mwina Primary School
Every trip to Mikameni includes a visit to Mwina Primary School, and this time was no exception. Jeremiah was able to talk to the headmaster and teachers and visited the classes. The newly opened kindergarten class has no classroom, the children are taught outside. Tana Education is currently negotiating a collaboration with another NGO that runs a school there. Last year, the NGO built the toilets for Mwina Primary School. We hope to get the urgently needed classroom this way.
meeting with school principal and teachers
The kindergarten children currently still without classrooms
The larger classes are also happy about the visit
secondary school children
Tana Education supports five secondary school children in external boarding schools. Jeremiah was able to visit one of the students at her school. He met four of the school children in Mikameni during the school holidays in August and was able to talk to them. The children are very grateful and their performance is good.
Komora
Fatuma
Juma
Nuru
Higher Education
We are able to finance the tuition fees for Milka , who is in her final year of studying medicine, through a private sponsorship. She is making good progress and will probably finish her studies next year. Thank you very much for your loyal support!
Two other girls who attended secondary school with our program and graduated with excellent grades are looking for sponsors for higher education, which will then enable them to pursue a career and thus lead an independent life.
Karen wants to become a teacher. She has already been confirmed for a place at the Teachers College in Mombasa.
Prudence would like to attend the Kenya Medical Training College and train as a nutritionist.
Both courses last three years. The tuition fee per year of training is CHF 2,300.00 including living expenses.
If anyone could imagine covering part of the training costs, please get in touch!
Milka
Karen
Prudence
