October 2007 Update:
There were 356 kids in the Primary School and 102 in the Secondary School from our October 2007 visit. There have been significant improvements to the buildings and the program from our last visit, but there is much yet that can and needs to be done. School supplies and books are few. A library has been started but there are very few resources for them to pull from. Food is being supplied to the school boarders, very basic but filling.
There is a constant stream of children wanting to get into the schools. This is a drain on the partnership as they are under resourced to take on more children, but their motives are genuine.
The community is very positive about the services that are being provide. There is good support from the local government officials.
The leaders of this project are highly motivated and are caring for and educating many kids. They are in need of more resources to make the education that they provide more effective and the children's home more comfortable. These things will be addressed on our next visit. This project will also be receiving Med Packs in the early spring!
