Kasuitu Primary School
Location: Athi River, Machakos County, Kenya.
Student’s population has grown from 30 students in 2010 to 500 in 2021
Amara decided to work with this school in order to provide quality education and a feeding program to the growing population of students from the nearby slums.
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Amara’s input at this school includes:
- A feeding program started in September 2015
- Cultivations of a vegetable garden in 2017
- Construction of a kitchen in 2017
- Construction of 2 mabati classrooms in 2018
- Donations of solar lanterns, curriculum text & reference books, stationery, sanitary towels.
- Setting up a systematic library in 2018 in partnership with Endeavour Africa Group
"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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Students enjoying a warm wholesome meal at lunch time
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Basic kitchen structure
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Involving students in the setting up of the vegetable garden
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Students harvesting kales and spinach from the school vegetable garden
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Donation of curriculum textbooks by Desai Memorial Foundation
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Donation of sanitary towels
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Students completing their reading diaries during the library launch
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