Olomayani ('Blessings') Nursery School - Eluwai, Monduli District
Monday 12th May 2008
Olomayani ('Blessings') Nursery School, in the Maasai village of Eluwai in Monduli District, was started in 2006 through the initiative of a group of villagers. It was initially established under the shade of a large tree at the Women's Cultural Centre in the village. Through the efforts of the group - with additional donations from the village chairman and local NGOs, two classrooms and a small staff room were built. The building was a simple timber-frame construction plastered with mud, and had a tin roof. The classrooms had no windows or doors, and no furniture other than five wooden benches and two lockable metal trunks for storing stationery.
COCO funded the refurbishment of the school so that all 40 pupils aged between four and seven years, can receive a better quality education and learn English and Swahili in preparation for Primary School. The nursery provides the only educational opportunity for this age group in the area, other than the reception class at the state-run village primary school (over an hour's walk away). All of the pupils are from Maasai pastoralist families, and live in traditional mud huts with grass roofs. The community came together last month to purchase the materials and start the improvements. Further information about the progress of this project will follow in future reports.
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