2017-10-27 Vädjan om bidrag

Newsletter 80 in English, October 2017

Välkommen till julmarknad på Farsta gård, Farstaängsvägen 18, lördag 25 nov – sön 26 nov mellan klockan 11.00 – 16.00.

Föreningen Kisumu kommer att ha bord inne i den stora ladan. Fynda vackert hantverk och stöd samtidigt barnen i St Christine!

Augustine rapporterar om det intensiva arbetet inför slutet av läsåret, då åttondeklassarna ska göra sina nationella examina från 30 oktober till 2 november. Calvince har varit skolan representant på en workshop i kiswahili.  Här är deras rapporter och bilder: 

How is everyone?
I hope you are all fine. At school we are fine; doing quite well as we approach the end of academic year 2017. We are at top gears to give it a good finish; We are very busy with the pupils for revision,especially the class eights who will be sitting for their national test as from 30th October to 2nd November.We hope all shall be ok and we too wish them well.
Besides, I would just wish to share with you a report of the Kenya national  kiswahili workshop which was held last week on 10th October,2017. Calvince attended it on behalf of the school and he must have learnt alot. He was given 10 story books for our pupils and a few other course books for revision.For more information, kindly alongside is the report.
Regards,
Augustine

Re: Kiswahili workshop.

May I first and foremost pass my greetings to you in Sweden hoping that life is ok over there. On behalf of kiswahili department in the school,I wish to give a report on the workshop that I attended on Tuesday 10/10/2017.

It was good to meet many prominent people; Canadians,German kiswahili radio presenters among others .I also managed to get a one-on-one discussion with professor Wall Bin wall, who is the organizer of the annual workshop.

After our discussion,he:

*guided me on how to carryout proper revision before the national Exams.

*Ways on how to remain a good teacher throughout a lesson.

*Awarded the school with 10 story books for the pupils to read.

These were officially presented to the school at a Friday’s assembly.

I want to really appreciate your efforts towards every success of the school activities.Thank you.

Regards,

Calvince – Head of department,kiswahili.

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WEEK 4 REPORT FROM 17TH TO 24TH SEPTEMBER 2017

The week began well on Monday the 17th as was expected. All the Teachers, pupils and the subordinate staff reported on time ready to carry out the weekly activities.

It is in the same day that the teacher-trainees from Matongo also reported for their teaching practice that was scheduled to take two weeks. They were well received and subsequently fitted well in the program. So far up to the end of the first week, I can conclude that they did their work to perfection.

We also had the class eight zonal examinations that took place on Tuesday and Wednesday, 18th and 19th respectively. All the 38 pupils did the exams successfully supervised by an external teacher.

Generally, the week went so smooth as we anticipated since there were no major cases of neither sicknesses nor absenteeism reported from either sectors. Attached are some pictures showing various activities that transpired within the week.

Lastly, I would just thank so much you, the sponsors, for your overwhelming support towards the orphans, the school and the community at large.

By Fidel

RE:EDUCATION TRIP TO KISUMU SHOWGROUND

Hello,

It is important to inform you about the above event.At had all our class eight pupils accompanied by a number of staff members ;both teaching and non-teaching going out for the trip.We left school by 7 am and travelled safely to the destination.

On our arrival, we made payment at the gate and we were allowed in.The team was well organized;teachers were assigned groups of pupils to be incharge of during the tour.They took the pupils to various stands where they were well received,guided and even taught by the attendants at the stands.Almost every sector of the Kenyan economy was represented, but majorly agriculture and business.We walked to almost every stand at the showground.At every point, something new was learnt.If not,it was an additional knowledge to what we already knew.It was a greate lesson outside school and classroom environment.Our pupils learnt a lot and they were able to ask and answer questions.In addition, they also took a lot of good notes from the speakers of the day at various stands.They learnt just so much.

By 1 pm, the groups met for lunch,after which we let the pupils visit other areas where children were swinging and playing;to derive fun and also to learn for themselves.In addition, our pupils also managed to visit a local radio station stand where they were allowed to send messages and greetings to their patrents,friends and relatives.This made us so happy since some people who tuned on their radios then called us and told us of having listened to the pupils at the stations.It was greate outside there.

At 4pm,we left the showground and began our jouney back home.On our way in Kisumu town,we took our pupils to one of the biggest shopping mall in town,so that they could see the shopping activities there and even take part by buying a few items.This was too important as it is part of what they learn in school.From there,we travelled home,a very happy group and most interesting,our pupils learnt a lot of important things during the trip.In addition,we gave them an exercise to write some interesting story about the trip.This will be collected and checked when schools open

Finally,I want to thank you all for having accepted to support the important event in the academic calendar.We appreciate you so much.Thank you.

Reghards,

Augustine

Sexton elever från St Christine, och elever från ytterligare fem skolor i trakten har deltagit i en ettårig utbildning om HIV/AIDS. Projektet har finansierats av Forum Syd på initiativ av Karopa Integrated CBO.  Eleverna är i åldern 12-14 år och har lärt sig bland annat om ledarskap, social utveckling, medvetenhet om HIV/AIDS, jämställdhet mellan könen, ekonomisk egenmakt (empowerment), fredsarbete, och näringslära. Eleverna fick också lära sig miljövård, att sköta höns och trädgårdsodling. Alla fick trädplantor och grönsaksplantor att plantera hemma. De fick också delta i ett hönsprojekt vid sin skola.

Ledningen för projektet organiserade i juli en fin examensceremoni för de 96 deltagarna. Eleverna är nu Time to Act Kabondo Ambassadors, med uppgift att sprida sina kunskaper vidare i Kabondo med omnejd.

Läs rapporten från Augustine och se bilderna från projektet!

RE:TAK PROJECT

TAK(Time To Act Kabondo) is a project that was being implemented by KAROPA CBO.It was basically to create awareness on HIV/AIDS among young boys and girls  of 12 -14 years of age.The project was implemented in six primary school,of which st.christine was part.Each school gave atotal of 16 pupils,both boys and girls in equal ratio to participate in the project as from mid 2016.

For st.christine the project had a lot of relevance since the pupils who learn here are either partial or total orphans who in other cases lost the either of their parents due to the pandemic or related situations.This provided a learning forum for many of our pupils,about the disease.They were well trained on areas such as leadership,capacity building,social innovation,HIV/AIDS awareness,gender equality,economic empowerment,peace building,nutrition awareness,lifeskills, sexual awareness and cultural practice.We had a very capable,jovial,interested and a concerned trainer –Mercy Wendy, who was ever ready and willing to help the pupils at all times.Her lessons were very interesting  and lively.All the participants seemed to be interested,again, all the staff members have been actively involved throughout the process.

Besides,the participants were also taught on environmental conservation,poultry keeping and kitchen gardening.Each of them was provided with tree and vegetable seedlings to plant at home and a poultry project in school.For a period of one year, the participants learnt a lot and completed having fully learnt much.

To mark the end of thie project, the management organized a very wonderful graduation ceremony for the 96 participants.They graduated as Time To Act Kabondo Ambassadors,with a major role of spreading the good news about HIV/AIDS awareness in kabondo and beyond.They are expected to be educating the fellow pupils in school when schools open next term.

Finally, I would like to appreciate all those who in a way supported the success of the project.Most sincerely, the financiers,friends of kabondo forum syd among others.Locally, the project management team,participants ,trainers and fellow project patrons.Let us keep kabondo and beyond a HIV/AIDS free society, for a better  tomorrow.

Regards,

Augustine-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           TAK Project patron,St.Christine Education Centre.

Här kommer en rapport från Augustine om skolans framgångar i den nationella musikfestivalen i Kakamega:

The NATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL July 2017

Hello everyone,

The festivals began on Monday 10^th July, with the teams arriving on Sunday 9^th July. We travelled safely to the venue and made the necessary arrangements just before we could perform. Just to mention, our team rehearsed briefly and we also had the pupils recording their song with education radio. Our school presented an ECDE singing game under class 802G. A total of fourteen teams were registered and performed under the same class.

Of all the teams, we were ranked position one with 91%. Congratulations to the team and the school. In addition, I would like to thank Vera for her immense contributions and commitment towards the success of both music and drama activities in the past. She has really done so much to the teams and the school and we have always walked shoulder high when it comes to these.

Following that good performance, we were awarded certificates and a trophy. We had a safe travel back to school. On our way back, we visited a historic site of a  ‘crying stone’. We arrived at around  5.45 pm Kenyan time.

On Wednesday 12^th July, we officially announced the festival results to the rest of the school members at the assembly and handed over the trophy to the school administration. Thanks to all the participants, trainers, our sponsors and everyone who supported the festival in various ways.

Best regards to all,

Augustine

Update July 25:

Hi,
We received an additional  trophy for being the overall best school in ecde singing under class 802G and our participants and the school were awarded certificates.We presented them today at the assembly and each child took home her certificate.
Regards,
Augustine.

Latest news from S:t Christine School in Kabondo
New library
The building at the extension of the outdoor classroom (building 5, ex. classroom for 4th grade) is seriously affected by insects and hasn’t been used for a while. Now we have received a donation from two members of the Society, Bo Riddarström and Eva Rudberg, which makes it possible to demolish the building and replace it with a new one built with bricks. It will be used as library, and being a little higher than the old one and having more windows its interior will be lighter and more functional as a reading room. The demolition work is finished and the building of new walls has started.
Project
The school has been given the opportunity to utilize a piece of land belonging to the school’s head master David and Albinus
Odada. An extra contribution from Sweden allows us to plant corn and sukumawiki, which we hope will make the school a bit more self sustaining. There has come some rain recently, so we have good hope to be able to harvest in August. Hopefully this will suffice to provide part of the food for one semester.
The following we have received from Charles, who is the local responsible for the farming project.
We have worked hard with the plantations and both David’s and Odada’s land are planted and ready. The school garden is also planted and within about a month we expect not to have to buy vegetables on the market for the third semester.
Most corn farms in Kenya were hit by a disease caused by a worm, which affects the internals of the plant and then spreads outward and makes the corn leaves ”bleed”. This is a problem, which occurs from time to time in Kenya and especially in Rift Valley and Nyanza, where the school is located. We still haven’t got the pesticides needed to fight the disease from the farming administration, but most farmers try to spray their farms with pesticides, which they use for other crops. We plan to spray the school’s corn fields next week. The pictures show that the corn is still OK, but that some plants are affected by the worm.
Greetings
Charles

A visit to the school in week 9
During week 9 Helén and Anders Jansson visited the school together with their son Robert, daughter i law Victoria and grandchildren Emma and Adam. Below are some thoughts by the children from the visit to the school.

Adam 11 years
I thought it was fun to see how children in other parts of the world live. I got many new friends. The children showed us around in the school and we told them about Sweden. And I would like to come back again.
Emma 13 years
I thought the all the children and teachers were very happy and nice. It looked like fun. We went around and visited all the classes. All the children were droll and happy all the time. Many of them wanted to show me around. It was fun and very nice to visit and I would come back and visit them soon again.

The Kenya Day, April 23
On April 23 we arranged our Members’ Day at Park Folkets hus in Liseberg. The flow of arriving people was a bit slow in the beginning, but as the day went on, the number increased. During the day the latest information from the school was given by Ulla Stureaus and Kerstin Lindberg, who showed pictures from the school. Our Café with among others Kenyan pastries was appreciated. At the end of the day we could establish that both the Café and the sale of Kenyan fabrics, gems etc. had given a much desired addition to the account. Many thanks to Park Folkets hus, which offered its premises for free and to all those, who in different ways contributed to making it a successful day.

County Music Festival Report
(A short summary of a message from the school).
We are happy to tell that our pupils performed well in the above event. The competition were held in a place far away from the school in Homa Bay. We left the school at 4.00 AM in order to arrived in time, and we managed to be in place at 9.00 AM. A challenge for the pupils was that they had woken up early and traveled far, but they managed to carry out the day’s performances successfully. The competitions were tougher than in previous years. The results were a trophy and a certificate for good achievements. Two teams will proceed to next regional level to be held in Siaya County June 11th to 19th.
After the competition the pupils visited a historic site, NYAMGONDHO, which tells about a family, who used to live at lake Victoria and later disappeared. After the visit we began our journey home at 16.30 and arrived at 21.00.
Greetings
Vera, drama and music teacher

At the time of writing we have seen that our member contributions and gifts have declined, which is worrying. We are contiuously looking for new sponsors and donors, so please distribute the Newsletter to friends and colleagues. Help us to continue providing good education to the children in most need.
With the Newsletter the board wants to wish you all a nice summer and hope that you will continue your support to the children of St Christine.
Bitte Brask, chair person

The Association’s webpage and Facebook
Information about the school can be found on the Association’s webpage www.kisumu.se
Do you wish to give a celebration gift or a memorial gift? Make a deposit to one of our accounts below and send us a mail at gava@kisumu.se. State cause, the person in who’s name the gift is given and the donors. We will then send a ”Thank you”-card with the names of the donors.
Swish account: 1236 072 698
Bank giro account: 5734-8534
Plus giro account: 17 62 64 – 0
For IBAN-nummer and Handelsbanken account number, please contact our accountant Julia Olson at julia@kisumu.se

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