Minutes:
NOTE OF A
MEETING AT ASAKO PRIMARY SCHOOL ON 21 JANUARY 2021
Present: Dixon Mwanzia
Deputy HT, Samuel Kalua Class 5 teacher, Stephen Kameti TAS/KWS
co-ordinator, Gill Marshall-Andrews TAS
UK
School update:
January
21 There were 272 students on roll (259
returned so far) . All the absentees
were girls, some of whom are pregnant.
Class 8 - 26 (26 boys and 10
girls).
EDC: 57 childen in Asako, 70 in Pamba, 49 in
Mansuguda, 52 in Boji. All are under the
supervision of Asako Primary.
Teachers: 8 TSC –
all men.
BOM
teachers 0.
Early Years
in Asako -PP1 and 2. 2 nursery teachers both men.
Staff houses:
Some of the
occupants are paying rent and 15k has been collected. This is available for repairs but so far has
not been spent.
Water tanks:
The water
tanks that were in place on last visit are all now stolen, unused or not
connected to gutters.
Girls dormitory
This was in
a poor state – rubbish, dirty, water wastage.
All the
girls in residence are from Kora secondary school. The parents of the primary school girls do
not want to send their children to stay in the dormitory for as long as there
are older girls in residence.
Summary:
This was a disappointing
visit. The HT was not present, the
classrooms were dirty and unkempt, the issue of maintenance of the staff houses
is still not resolved, the girls dormitory is not functioning as a useful facility for the school.
So the DHT
has been told that no further funding will be available until these matters are
sorted out.
Post meeting note:
At a
meeting of the Kora Secondary School Trust it was suggested that they should
take over the use and care of the dormitory and the staff houses. This will be considered by community leaders.