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Local report 12/12/2018 Filed by TAS-KWS Project report; (September – December 2018) Preamble
This report exposes key happenings experienced by TAS project between September to Dec.’18. Mainly, the report depicts project intervention within our current six schools (these are schools within active funding from TAS). The project coordinator still keeps advisory ties with other five ‘old’ schools phased out after 5/6 years of support. The project still exists to serve communities living in dire need of essential and basic services. Most of this areas are hard to reach due to poor road network and other amenities however, positive outcomes are being experienced though more needs to be met still exists. This was a period we were aligning the project with new accounting procedure as per requirement of company act in Kenya. This report gives a quick overview on :-
Some key achievements experienced during the period.
1. Water program at Jarajara primary.
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2. Education day at KORA SECONDARY SCHOOL. Most of the local community don’t send their children to school or if they take them to school they don’t give them conducive environment to learn. In most cases they prefer their children stay at home and if girls get married than stay in school learning. They event was to sensitise the locals on importance of taking their children to secondary education level.
3. Books shelves at El rar primary.
4. Asako books and printer project.
5. Tank placement at Kaseluni primary. Water is a real need at Kaseluni. Some children come to school if there is at least water to drink. A 10,000lts plastic water tank was placed to harvest water from the new classes build by funds from TAS in partnership with the school community. Though the tank is not yet full, there is real joy as children find water to drink. The rains were not much this time.
6. Water tank at mitamisyi in partnership with ASDF also launch of peer cancelling club.
The giant 150,000 lts water tank constructed at the school is expected to be a game changer once the tank is full of water. The area is a highly water shortage prone zone and water availability is the best news. The tank is ready and water system already set. The rains were not as much this season but its expected to be full during April-june rains (hoping it will rain). Every drop of water from roof is set to be collected. This is a joint partnership between the school community and African Sand Dam Foundation –ASDF. School community mobilised raw materials; Sand, Ballast, Stones/hardcore, water and provided Unskilled labour. The project is 95% C0mplete; final touches being done: painting and levelling of ground and clearing the area of any debris.
The school plans to make the school full boarding; both boys and girls. The water will be very useful.
7. Visit of TAS Partnership schools by TAS secretary in October. The visit gave both Secretary and school teams to interact. In every school visited, there was a brief meeting held and good time spend on projects Tour and look on things.
Some changes. 1. Head Teacher transfers; Boka primary and Mitamisyi Secondary Heads got transfers. The new Heads seem to be full of energy and well spirited to take their respective schools in to great heights. The transfers were part of ministry policy and not disciplinary in any way.
Emerging issues Charcoal burning for commercial purposes. This is done by a undercover cartels though both County and National governments trying hard to arrest the situation. Arresting and prosecuting the culprits. Our schools interventions remains afforestation and publicity. Planting trees within their schools and communicating the vices to public through designed posters and poems/songs during school conservation days and town cleaning days.
Wildlife Clubs of Kenya – WCK has become a strategic partner on this venture. They bring films shows on conservation to TAS partner schools and other neighbour schools.
TAS Project Partnership with KWS status. TWF / TAS funds have been deployed to Co-ordinator’s salary, subsistence expenses, annual gratuity and part of his transport costs. Other vehicle expenses, office and communications costs and field support has been to KWS contribution.
The organization is very keen to keep the partnership going as it is clearly of mutual benefit to their conservation work. The Organization in December lost one of the senior officer; Ag. Director General. He died after illness. The TAS Coordinator working relationship with KWS family during the period has been close and cordial.
Future plans.
A. Project level. 1. Wildlife Clubs of Kenya partnership. TAS schools to have more engagement with WCK on conservation matters through establishment of trees nurseries and planting of trees seedlings within their respective schools. The organization has agreed to have Kaseluni as their demo school within Mwingi cluster schools. The main challenge is water. The implementation delayed because of lack of enough rains at the Zone.
2. County Level partnership. County government doesn’t deal with primary and Secondary Schools directly. Their portion is Early Childhood program however, they instant interventions to those levels based on ECD connection to the higher level. Some interventions are cross-cutting. The counties are helping the schools with 10,000lts plastic Tanks. Jarajara in Garissa and Kaseluni primary schools are earmarked by their respective counties to benefit.
B. Schools level. 1. Operationalization of boarding program at Jarajara, Boka and Mitamisyi boys wing. 2. Actualise Forestry program at Kaseluni, Mitamisyi and Jarajara schools 3. Establish standalone Kora Secondary. Currently the school is housed by Asako primary school. 4. Estabish peer counselling program; Mitamisyi secondary school. 5. Improvement on ECD facilities at El Rar primary school. 6. Teachers motivation trips; Mitamisyi and Asako.
C. TAS Coordinator
1. Assist the TAS supported schools to develop quality and sustainable school improvement models.
2. Continue nurturing the Local school trusts to becoming strong fundraising tool in their respective schools. This is through the popular participation of the school community, professionals and other development partners.
3. Assist each school trust to develop new and their priority projects for TAS funding and to monitor the progress of those projects.
4. Work with Local school Trusts to establish mechanisms to respond to gender related school needs eg. Girl child education.
5. Participate in Inter -County education meetings and be an advocate for the TAS supported schools.
6. Assist each school to establish and maintain conservation/wildlife club. This is to promote conservation matters in the area as well as mitigating environmental degradation issues through simple school programs likes; planting of tress in school compound, promotion of conservation messages through poems, songs and essays.
7. Help the schools to apply the new proposal form format especially on the indicators of success part.
8. Maintain the link between School Local Trusts, Nairobi based trustees/treasurers and UK trust team.
9. Prepare and communicate relevant reports and briefings to relevant individuals and teams.
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