Kanaani Primary School

Location: Athi River, Between Slota and Njoguini Slums. Machakos County, Kenya.

Amara was urged to work with this school so as to provide quality education to the growing population of students from the two nearby slums.

Since our involvement with the school in 2011 we have seen the school's population grow from 500 students to 1185 at 2026.

 

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Amara’s partnership at this school includes:

  • Donated school stationery in 2023
  • Donated library and reference books towards the library in 2022
  • Set up a systematic library in 2018 in partnership with Streeniketan Nairobi
  • In February 2018, we handed over a 12-door ablution block kindly donated by Hena Sawjani & Family, Anand & Meghna Dave
  • Donation of new school uniforms to 729 students in standard 1 to 7 students in 2018
  • An energy saving stove was also installed in the kitchen.
  • Construction & installation of a kitchen and store, donated by Independent Franchise Partners, LLP-UK
  • Classrooms were equipped with students' desks and teachers' tables.
  • Donated school uniforms to 729 students in standard 1 to 7 students in 2018
  • Installation of playground equipment in 2017.
  • Introduced vegetable garden in 2013 and installed drip kit and greenhouse / netting.
  • Donation of a 20 ft container used as Head teacher's office, yb Mr. & Mrs. Navnit Shah
  • Refurbishment of 6 classrooms (donated by Orient Lodge), construction of 3 new classrooms (by Brij Foundation and Amara)

We pay the price when we deprive children of the exposure to the values, principles and education they need to make them good citizens”. - Sandra Day Connor

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Conducted a Menstrual Hygiene Workshop for the Students

Kanaani Primary – Stationery from YJ

Continue to Support the School with Stationery Donations

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Old classrooms which were hardly conducive to learning

3 New and 6 Refurbished Classrooms

Constructed 3 new and refurbished 6 existing classrooms

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A greenhouse was set up to allow the school to cultivate the land for income generation produce

Amara’s first vegetable garden project where PTA members are actively participating in cultivation of this one acre garden

Amara's first vegetable garden project where Parent Teacher Association (PTA) participation is encouraged in cultivation of the 1 acre garden

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A kitchen store was constructed, and equipment donated, to help cook meals for over 800 students

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From the total 33 karatekas being trained, 13 were graded in February 2018

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Participants from Kanaani Primary at  the 2019 Kenya Open Karate Competition where the girls won gold, bronze and silver medals

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Playtime at the school is now fun thanks to the newly refurbished equipment

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Story telling session courtesy of international story teller Sheila Wee

Taken by Fred on 7.02.2018
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A new ablution block with a capacity of 12 upgraded facilities was handed over in February 2018 to accommodate the increase in student population

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