By means of a grant from philanthropist Barry Greenstein, CI recently helped to fund extensive renovations to the St. John Community Center School in the Pumwani district of Nairobi, Kenya. Classes began in the new building on May 5, and the school's principal sent us this update:
Dear Children, Incorporated,
Congratulations! We have made it to the end. We are delighted after the completion of Phase II of the new building.
The children are very excited in their new classes, workshops, and laboratories. Children are running all over now that the school has opened for this term. You can tell how happy the children are in their classes, and this is a great service to these children from the slum. The poverty in their new homes is forgotten the moment they step into their new classrooms. The school serves 305 children, and if St. John's and its partners were not there for them, they would be in the streets begging and being abused.
As a result of these new facilities, the school will offer grade 8 and will enable children who would otherwise have dropped out after grade 7 to sit for their grade 8 exams, which are very important. Children are very excited since they will now complete their primary education with teachers they are used to. We expect that this will boost their academic performance.
This is a great milestone, and we are happy with the support we have received from Mr. Barry Greenstein through Children, Incorporated. Our partners have made this dream a reality. We are sincerely grateful and appreciate our partnership.
Best regards,
Peter Njuguna
Manager, St. John's Community Center and School
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