Build a school for 100 Maasai children in Tanzania

Dear Friends,

It was the start of the short rainy season when we visited Kiruru recently to see the progress that has been made by the community, with the help of your generous donations. 

Despite the slightly damp weather, it was clear to see that good progress is being made with the building of additional classrooms, which will be used to help accommodate the 180 pupils now being taught at the school. The foundations have been completed, and work will continue apace once the weather permits it, which should be in early January. 

The fantastic increase in pupil numbers at the school has also increased the administrative challenges the teachers face, so space for an office has been created next to the additional classrooms. This will also hopefully be completed in the new year, so attention can return to the completion of the teachers’ house. 

The pictures attached to this report show the progress that has been made on the build so far, even in the slightly damp conditions! We look forward to updating you soon on the progress being made on the build. In the meantime, if you'd like to share this project with friends and family, to help us progress the building of the teachers’ house, to be able to educate even more of the children of the village, the whole community of Kiruru would be very grateful. 

Many thanks and kind regards 

Kirsten and the SVRG team 

Dear Friends, 

Last time we updated you on Kiruru, it was the rainy season, and all building work was halted while the farms thrived.  

We are pleased to report that alongside the flourishing farms, the number of pupils able to study at Kiruru school continues to grow, thanks to your generous support. The school is now educating 180 primary aged students in two primary classrooms; 89 girls and 91 boys. Indeed, so popular is the school in Kiruru that the community has worked exceptionally hard to collect another 10 million TSH to build an additional classroom in order to teach everyone.  

2 toilets have also been built, with work ongoing on an additional 8 to serve the growing school community. 

With this impressive increase in pupil numbers, the additional classroom has become the build priority. As such, the teachers’ house has still not been completed, with an additional 18,526,000TSH (approx. 7000USD) budgeted for these works. In the meantime, a teacher must be brought in from Terat every day, using 2 litres of fuel which must be paid for by the community.  

The attached images show the current classrooms being put to good use, as well as the progress that has been made so far for the teachers’ house. We look forward to updating you soon on the progress being made on the build. In the meantime, if you'd like to share this project with friends and family, to help us progress the building of the teachers’ house, to be able to educate even more of the children of the village, the whole community of Kiruru would be very grateful. 

Many thanks and kind regards, 

Kirsten and the SVRG team