Rotary District in Recipient Country

Rotary District in Australia

Sponsor Rotary Club

in Australia

Rotary Clubin Recipient

Country

Private Donorsin AustraliaIndividuals /

PAFs /Corporates

NGO / Charityin Australia

Rotary Australia World Community

Service Ltd(RAWCS)

DFATAUSAID

Rotary Australia Overseas Aid

Fund(DGR status)

Rotary working with a small charity – does it work ?

PROJECT

Local community

The project history

After 10 years operating a school in a tin shed, Stephen got one computer, and with that got donations for materials and the locals built a primary school

Angela arrived in 2010 as a volunteer with computers and an electronic library, decided to start a charity, Kenyan Kinship to help their aspirations, starting with a secondary school

The Secondary School !

Stephen is the School Headmaster.

The plot of land is secured.

$45,000 raised in 2011 including $15000 by volunteers.

School opened for years 1 and 2 Jan 2012

Last January’s trip, amazing experiences from the start

This January’s trip, amazing experiences from the start

This January’s trip, amazing experiences from the start

experts in teaching children how to use computers, how to crochet, how to dream

The project numbers

Total Funds through Rotary $96,320

Eltham Rotary contributions $1820

Corporate volunteer donations $40,00040 people across 4 trips, Rotarians on each

Kenyan Kinship Fundraising $44,000

Donations by charitable trusts $12,000

Assistance to other Rotary projects- HUG Uganda – Kyabram- Kids in Kenya Childrens Library – Sydney Cove- Mbale area, Uganda – Eltham- Joylands

Conclusion : Rotary and RAWCS leverage our impact when we work with small charities and corporate giving and volunteering – and it’s fun!

Kenyan Kinship

The Journey of the Development of Matopeni

Slum, Nairobi, Kenya

The Beginning of a Dream

Work begins to

build the

Secondary

School

The Three New Classrooms Begin to Take Shape

The Secondary School Toilet Blocks

The Matopeni Community – A Dream Comes True

Opening the Secondary School 4th January 2012

Students at the Secondary SchoolEducation

empowers

and

inspires the

students,

their

families and the

community.

Secondary School StudentsThe students are so proud of their new school and so grateful they now have the opportunity to continue their education

Thankyou Rotary Eltham !

Rotarians

Ian Thomas,

Ken Paynter,

with Jenny and

Laurence Webb

Volunteer Trip September 2012Paule Browne-Cooper with the delighted children receiving educational gifts

Year 8 National Exam Results

81% (A)

Kiswahili

76% (A-)

Social Studies

77% (B+) Mathematics

82% (A) English