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Usueni Girls Secondary School This is the only girls secondary school in the area. Most of its pupils come from the Kora National Park border zone, an extremely poor area that suffers from a serious water shortage. The school was started in 2005 with the assistance of World Vision/CDF and Government. The buildings are in good condition and the compound, kitchen, classrooms and dormitories are well kept and clean. Three years ago the girls were fetching water from the Tana River by donkey and on foot but a 2 km pipeline partly funded by TAS, has now been installed and the students have running water for drinking, cooking and growing vegetables. TAS has funded solar lighting, power from the mains, 3 additional teachers, fencing, study bandas, revision programmes, educational visits and some books. We have also contributed to a pipeline from the Tana River which gives running water to the school. This in turn has enabled students to plant trees and vegetables and create a garden. In October 2011, 2 young lawyers from the UK, Laura McNally and Ed Sherrington were scheduled to spend 2 months at the school as volunteers. Sadly their visit was cut short but the 3 weeks they did spend there were of very great value - to them and to the students and staff. They have shown that volunteer teachers from abroad can make a big difference. In the last 2 years TAS has funded further classrooms, a computer lab and a business centre which is used to train groups of students in business activities such as jewellry making and leather work. As from September 2015 TAS will be disengaging from the school but it leaves the local trust in good order and with a long standing school partnership with Waldegrave School for Girls in Twickenham. Headteacher Trust Secretary Trust Address Usueni Secondary School for Girls Trust, c/o Chase Bank (K) Ltd Wabera Street, Nairobi Bank Account Bank Swiftcode Bank Address Chase Bank (K) Ltd Wabera Street Nairobi |
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