Kwa Kalusya Primary School
Location: Lukenya, Machakos County
Amara’s involvement with this school started in 2010. Amara chose to rebuild and refurbish this school because the classrooms were dilapidated former stables. This was Amara’s flagship project where the team learned about interacting with the community, liaising with education bodies, and the need for holistic education. The team also learnt that many children did not go to school but were engaged in sand harvesting and were sent in search of water. To attract and retain students at the school, Amara introduced the porridge feeding program to feed children in the area.
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Amara assisted by providing the following;
- Continue to support the school with stationery and learning materials
- Donated stationery and assorted library book in 2022
- Set up a fully functional library in 2017 donated by Dhruv & Sanika Naresh Shah
- Construction of 5 new classrooms in partnership with I& M Bank Ltd and Shah Ranmal Raja Charitable Trust
- Replaced porridge programme with a lunch feeding program in 2016
- Planted shade trees to fence the school compound
- Construction of a multi-purpose hall, kitchen and storeroom in 2011 & 8 door ablution block in 2012.
- Conducted teenage workshops and peer to peer education for the pupils
““We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today.” ~ Stacia Tauscher
Ongoing library lesson
Collection of library books generously donated by Dhruv & Sanika Naresh Shah
Fully constructed classroom block that is more conducive for learning
The old school, which was previously a condemned horse stable
Newly constructed toilet facilities
Newly constructed toilet facilities
Workshop on heath and hygiene being conducted for young girls from three neighboring schools
Most improved school in KCPE examination in 2014
Donation of uniforms to students, a simple thing but important for their self-esteem
