Minutes:
MEETING AT
EL RAR PRIMARY SCHOOL
16 FEBRUARY
2022
Present:
Benjamin
Mwanzia Headteacher
Macdonald
Charo Deputy HT
Stephen
Kameti TAS
Gill
Marshall-Andrews TAS UK
School
update:
The school
was deserted when we arrived as agreed at lunchtime. Two children went to the
village to fetch the head and deputy.
This was a
disappointing visit. The classrooms
looked messy, no trees had been planted.
Only 77
children had reported back after Christmas and of those only 18 were
girls.
The roll in
Class 1 is 10 boys and 2 girls.
Neither the
chief nor the HT had done anything to find the absent children and get them
back to school. The HT does not appear
to be committed to the school or its pupils .
A list of past TAS projects was gone through:
70 desks, 6
tables
Toilets
Kitchen and
store
Story books
Cupboardd
Educational
trip,
Education
Day,
Fencce.
None of
this investment appeared to have improved the mood in the school or the educational
outcomes for the children. GMA therefore
said that there would be no more funding until things improved in terms of
enrolment –particularly of girls -and results.
