Elfu Bob Club

Wednesday, August 17, 2005

Primary school close to Njoro


Very early on a Saturday morning in May a few Elfu Bob members set off to Njoro where we had been in touch with a small, but growing community of formerly displaced persons. The primary school in the community could certainly use some attention, the black boards did not deserve to be called just that, most class rooms did not have doors, the roof of the school was not properly fixed, which was a pain at times of rain. As early as 9 o’clock we arrived in Nakuru where the Elfu Bob-ers met some of the people with whom we had been in touch. Together we did our shopping in one of Nakuru’s hardware stores, filling a truck with rain gutters, doors, water tanks, black boards, black board paint, ridges, hinges, locks and so on. Upon arrival at the school (by then it was early afternoon) we painted some of the blackboards while one of the parents had climbed on the roof of the school to install the ridges, thereby closing the roof and protecting the class rooms from the rain that started to come down later that same day.
(The picture shows one of the best blackboards the school had)

2 Comments:

  • Greetings from an overseas Elfu Bob member! This blog is a great idea and I am excited to now be able to follow the work of Elfu Bob from far-away-England.

    As an addition to Esther's account of the Njoro trip, it's worth mentioning that we were very warmly welcomed with singing, dancing, and an amazing meal (though no speeches, by Esther's instructions!). For me it was a memorable day which made me realize the potential difference small contributions in money and time can make.

    Keep up the good work!!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 10:40 AM  

  • Weldon Korir
    On behalf of the Beneficiary the children of the school,teachers and the entire parents, I say thank you to all of you the Elfu Bob club members.
    I was the one who organise the whole programme and got in touch with Elfu Bob Club, though working far away in mombasa but I am a local resident in Sigaon-Njoro.

    We had a wonderful time with our Elfu Bob Club visitor, Please do not forget us even when you move out of Kenya, Thanks Jennifer in Overseas.

    If times allow for those still in Kenya, Visit the school when it is raining and you will see the importance of your Contribution, the Pupils will be in class even when their is rain.
    Keep the spirit of your Good work going.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 5:51 AM  

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