11/19/2003
WECHE MOKADHO
JEXJALUO ****
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JAKOYO KAMIDIWO, KONYWA GERO DIENYA SECONDARY SCHOOL
DIENYA MIXED DAY SECONDARY SCHOOLP. O. BOX 164, NG’IYA
LOCATED AT: East Dienya Sub location
West Gem Location
Wagai Division
Siaya District
Nyanza Province
Starting period – January 2004
Background Information
a) Kathomo Welfare Association having been in existence in major towns in Kenya with its base in Kathomo village. The Nairobi office had and still has its major objectives as: improvement of the socio-economic empowerment of its people. Create an enabling environment for its people to access quality affordable education within a walking distance, access to safe water for both domestic and minor irrigation development at home based including access to safe disposal of faecal matter (sanitary facilities) among others.
In the 1970’s the Kathomo Welfare Association embarked on rigorous educational set up within Kathomo namely: Development of Nyagondo mixed day secondary school which is complete and operational, the development of Ulamba village Polytechnic which is complete and operational, the development of Apuoyo mixed day secondary school which admitted the first intake this year with a wonderful positive start and the development of two classrooms , administration block and is on going with an aim of admitting form I classes in the year 2004. Initially Nyagondo was supposed to be for girls and Dienya for Boy but that can be organized at a later date.
The Kathomo Welfare Group at home together with the people found it necessary to move faster and start the Dienya Mixed Day secondary school come the year 2004.
PRESENT STATUS
The poverty level of the community surrounding the school is above 60%, which is the district average position. With the Narc government introducing free Primary education, there are so many pupils in standard eight doing Kenya Certificate of Primary Education this year. This means that there will be fewer classes for Form 1 in the region thus no further education for many pupils thus increase in poverty instead of trying to create wealth and reduce poverty as a government policy.
ARREARS OF IMMEDIATE INTERVENTIONS AND COST IMPLICATIONIS
NAME
DESCRIPTION
COST IMPLICATION
ACHIEVMENTS
Classrooms
Construction of 3 No. V.I.P. pit latrines
Rain water harvesting from the roof of classrooms and providing storage facility of 10m3
Payment of salaries to the BOG teacher’s and non-teaching staff
Tuition and stationary
General refurbishment
Construction of VIP latrines for safe disposal of faecal matter
Guarantee of safe water for use by the staff and pupils
3 no teacher earning 4000/= each (3x4000) per month x 12months.
Text books plus other materials
Add 10% contingency
GRAND TOTAL
50,000/=
50,000/=
40,000/=
144,000/=
160,000/=
444,000/=
44,400/=
488,400/=
Put the classrooms ready for use
Guaranteeing the better environment which is clean and safe for learning
Availability of safe water will guarantee pupil an improved safe water use thus reduction on chances of contacting water borne disease.
This will facilitate the operation and continuity of learning processes before the TSC gives the staff.
To enable the enforcement of the curriculum.
STRUCTURE/FORWARD ARRANGMENTS TO MEET THE ABOVE COST
The Kathomo Welfare Association Group (Home) carried out the elections of the officials for an interim period of up to December and spearhead the Harambee scheduled for 13th December to enable us realize the funds to start the Form I intake come January 2004.
The committees were appointed in the entire Kathomo, namely, Dienya East sub location, Dienya Western sub location, W Wagai sub location, E. Wagai sub location, Nguge sub location, Uriri sub location and Ulamba sub locations. There are 2 No. committees namely Planning Committee (Executive) and the Working Committee both committees to OPERATIONALIZE THE EXERCISE. The Planning committee has 60 No. Members and the working committee has 100 members, members of both the committee are appointed from the locations named above.
OFFICIALS OF THE TWO COMMITTEES
CHAIRMAN: VITALIS AWUOR BANDE
V/CHAIRMAN: JAMES OMONDI OWITI
SECRETARY: CHARLES OLUOCH ONYANGO (H/T DIENYA PR. SCHOL)
TREASURER: MRS. CAROLYINE AYIEKO
PATRON: E. OTIENO ONGOWO
The team is quite cohesive and is looking forward for a better participation from home and from members of Kathomo who are staying away from home. Motto is “sell Kathomo to build Kathomo”! Avail quality affordable education within a reasonable walking distance for parents to create wealth and reduce poverty; reasonable money! So many people taught
CONCLUSIONS
a) WAY FORWARD FOR THE IMMEDIATE NEED. – KSHS.488,400/=
The two committee have set a date for harambee to be conducted on13th December 2003 to meet the set target and start the school in January 2004 as follows:-
i) The two committees at home to have a hand on the very day cash of Kshs.100,000/= to present to the guest of honour
ii) The home committees are kindly requesting our sisters and brothers under the Kathomo Welfare association outside home viz (Nairobi)etc outside Kenya, by sending one of them to present to the guest of honour Kshs.100,000/=
iii) The home group is kindly extending their request to the Kathomo Welfare teams to invite visitors to grace the day expecting to collect Kshs.3000,000/=
With the three mentioned above formats we, expect to raise a total of Kshs.500,000/= to jump start the taking off of our learning process come Januuary 2004
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PLANS/PROGRAMES
IMMEDIETELY AFTER JANUARY 2004
NAME OF ACTIVITY
DESCRIPTION
COST IMPLICATIONS
Kshs.
ACHIEVEMENTS
4 No. Construction standard class rooms
1 No. construction of laboratory and equipments
1No. constructions of wood work workshop complete with tools
Construction of power house and purchase and installation of a generation
Construction of Agricultural workshop complete with tools
Drilling and equipping a borehole for use in the school
Construction of a bullution block
Fencing the compound and providing locable gates
10 No. staff house 3 bedroomed each
Enable student occupation of standard aerated spacious with standard desks C. 250,000/=
For better experiments
Workshop will enable student acquire better skills for Jua Kali operate
Avail power for extended evening classes/experiments
Learn modern agricultural techniques by students
Avail clean safe water for the pupils
Provision of safe faecal disposal
Safety provision
Accommodation for teachers
Add 10% contingency
GRAND TOTAL
1,000,000
500,000
500,000
540,000
670,000
1,400,000
400,000
300,000
4,000,000
9,310,000
931,000
10,241,000
Students access to standard learning offered in the country
Equip students with enough skills to under take experiments.
Training of woodwork as a trade is pre requisite for the present day activities, preparing for job market
The need to have power to enable students extend evening teaching time and when carrying out related practices.
Kenya is an agricultural country, with reduced land size there is need for planned agricultural practices.
Closer to safe water use thus every available time is used appropriately and “Water” is food
This will guarantee better environmental management.
Enhance security
Availability of teachers at all times, but they will also be paying house allowance revolving back to the BOG
B) WAY FORWARD FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PLANS/PROGRAMMES AFTER JANUARY 2004
a) The two committee of Kathoma Welfare at home side are tying ways of raising funds to meet the above mentioned cost.
b) We are kindly asking our Kathomo Welfare Ass. (outside home) to assist us by sourcing a donor to help us realize our objectives our objectives of meeting quality/Affordable education within a reasonable walking distance taking in cognisance the fact that we are a needy community.
WHAT THE HOME TEAM IS A DRESSING
To obtain title deed for the secondary portion
Prepare development plan – showing what exists where and what infrastructure to be put where.
Come up with detailed drawings for the classrooms, laboratories, workshops as contained in the Ministry of Education standards.
Come up with proper costed bill of quantities (BQs) for proper bargaining set up.
Note: This is the official communication to both Kathomo Welfare Association wings (home & outside home). Jakoyo we kindly await your reaction and further guidance so that we start together with a good thud for our success,together we stand.
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on behalf of The Patron Mr Elias Otieno Ongowo otienoelias@yahoo.com
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