All Smiles and Laughter for Project Number One

It’s been a busy few weeks out in Tsavo but all of the hard work is now starting to pay off. After much debate I have settled upon project to implement later this month – we will be building a Nursery School in Mtakuja. As such, over the past weeks I have been coordinating with the village elders of Mtakuja to ensure that everything is set for the construction of the Nursery School. Last week one of the village elders said “if we get a good Nursey School which is safe and where children can sit at desks it will be very helpful”.

Some of the Children Who Will Be Attending the New School in Mtakuja:

None of this would have possible however without the incredible support that has been shown to my (still unnamed) organization. In just under a month we have managed to raise 3500USD. One hundred percent of this funding will be going towards the construction of a Nursery School in Mtakuja. Smiles and laughter were definitely the order of the day in Mtakuja yesterday when we finally announced to the entire community that we would be building them a new school in just over a week. The mothers of the community were particularly thrilled and broke into a song and dance after the announcement was made. The village elders are also enthusiastic about the project and are considering moving the children from Mtakuja B Nursery School (which is also lacking walls) to join the others at the new school we will build in Mtakuja A. If this plan goes ahead, then up 50 children could be attending the new Nursery School in Mtakuja A in 2012. If my words do not do justice to the happiness shown by the people of Mtakuja today, then check out the video I have added to this blog!

Mothers from Mtakuja Discussing the Good News:

Celebrations Following the Announcement of a New Nursery School in Mtakuja: