Katani Secondary School
Location: Mavoko Constituency, Athi River District, Machakos County, Kenya
The school started in 2010 with a population of 30 students. The current population in 524 students. Amara started working with this school in 2017.
The Team decided to work with this school because they owned spacious grounds and had the potential for income generating projects such as kitchen gardens.
The school has proactive teachers and Board of Management.
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Amara has assisted with:
- Construction of a kitchen
- A systematic library in May 2018
- Football uniforms and balls
- Sanitary towels and stationery
- Metal cabinets
- Amara constructed a boys' dormitory in April 2019
- Cultivating vegetable garden and planting fruit and shade trees
- Donated assorted library books and shelves in 2022
- Donated teachers' desks and library books in 2023.
“You cannot make people learn. You can only provide the right conditions for learning to happen.” - Vince Gowmon
Donated over 1,000 library books
Donated school furniture and shelves for the library
Speech by Mr. Samuel Mwaura (Grant Thornton) at the opening ceremony
Speech by Vasha Vora at the opening ceremony
Grant Thornton Team with the Amara Team
Ceremonial tree planting by the Amara team to mark the occasion
The New Boys' dormitory funded by Grant Thornton Kenya and their well-wishers
Ongoing construction of the boys' dormitory at roof stage
New kitchen and storeroom
Opening ceremony of the kitchen and storeroom
A library lesson that has seen an improvement in their English grades
Donation of geometrical sets, reference books and school stationery
