Greetings from Kenya and indeed from PMD project of Maasai Boma Schools. Its our hope that you are doing well with in you homes and places of work.
We at PMD began the year well with our different programs including the Maasai Boma Schools that has just admitted students in the 4th grade and in also in the preschool. The school has now close to 200 students (girls and boys). It was indeed one our important project for the future of the Maasai community of Rombo, Kenya. A community prepared to face the current and future challenges of our global community needs to have a dependable education system. For our case, schools in the rural Maasai villages is the only strategy that just gives the community that ability.
On the fateful Saturday of February 27th, 2012, there were short rains and very strong winds in Rombo Division of Loitokitok District. It swept through villages towards the west of the district. Some houses at Rombo centre were destroyed.
Esukuta Boma School (an education project under PMD education projec) was struck by a strong wind. Three schools were completely made unusable for learning in the school. Teachers were forced to teach under trees. School books and some desks were destroyed. Children and parents need the school and its the reason why children continue to come to school and take their classes under trees. However, being the rainny season, lessons may happen though transient or just never.
This problem has been going on for the two and half weeks. Pillar for Maasai Development(PMD), teachers and parents are taking some measures to alleviate the problem and put the children back to school. Iron sheets(tin), wood, cement floor, desks(furniture), and books were damaged. Some cannot be used again. Having gone through the cost of the damage (with some local capenters), replacing the materials damaged and puting cement floor for the three school/classrooms, including labour, will cost between Ksh 180,000 and Ksh 220,000 or about $2750 or 2100 Euros.
Community of parents and PMD have started speciall collection towards need need. We have raised to this date Ksh 15,000 from parents. With the poverty level in the community, we dont see the collection going beyond Ksh 20,000.
Its due to this that we kindly request your assistance of help to enable normal learning at Esukuta Boma Schools.
Your generous contribution and prayers are welcome.
For those of you who would like to support us please send you donation to the bank information below. You can directly send the money to the account.
Bank Details
Account name: Pillar for Maasai Development
Account number: 1103721976
Swift code ID: KCBLKENX
Bank name: Kenya Commercial Bank
Branch: Loitokitok
Country: Kenya
For those who will find Westen Union easy, please send your help to
Daniel Tipape Loomu
ID No. 22445845
Mobile No. +254 721 468 497
Gob bless you and we shall appreciate your helps towards this education emergency.
Tumaina Ole Ipite
Pillar for Maasai Development Programs Cordinator/Chairperson
