Ongoing Projects
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In
2006 Florencis Hamer donated three computers, and two more were given
to us by Heritage AII Insurance and De Ruiters via Ruth Vaughan.
Shelan, a shelter committee member, trained the teachers who now teach
the children. |
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| Social activity |
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Sports
equipment on site, including tennis tables made by our own carpentry
department, are in constant use.The boys love to run and have competed
in the Naivasha half marathon – they trained hard, thoroughly enjoyed
the experience and learnt a lot about competition and sportsmanship.
Football is the favourite sport and every November we hold a football
tournament with up to ten teams from schools and farms competing. Our
first tournament was sponsored by Sogea Satom. Volley ball brings lots
of laughs and competiton. |
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The
boys participate in local fund-raising functions, representing the
shelter and selling their crafts. The key annual events are the
Naivasha Horticultural Fair, Lake Naivasha Fishing Competition and
Naivasha Crafty Fair. The boys are always encouraged to give back for
what they have received. One Christmas, they invited fifteen boys from
another shelter to come and stay for five days; the experience was a
great success – the Shangila boys enjoyed the freedom to play football
in a large open space and they taught our boys acrobats and drama. On
another occasion the boys were invited to sing for the London Choral
Adventist and gave a very touching performance. |
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| School curriculum |
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Our
classes are based on the Kenya national curriculum, adapted to the
specific needs of the boys according to their background, level of
English and so on. Twelve boys, who have progressed particularly well,
are currently studying at a local state school, where they are
achieving grades well above the class average. This year two boys went
to Secondary School. |
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| Security |
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Security
became a disturbing issue in 2005 when thieves struck and stole our
solar panels. Since then there were further spate of attacks, which
have terrorised staff and children. Thanks to a donation by Study Group
in the UK, we took on a security company for a year to protect the
shelter. We now need sponsors to assist in security. |
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