MISSION MATTERS…..
Worldwide Silver Lining is a small registered UK charity created originally by Lady Gloria Cottesloe to fund education for children who are either orphaned or from deprived backgrounds. We currently support two projects, one in Kenya and the other in Tanzania.
The Kenyan project is a charity-run school on the SE
outskirts of Nairobi called Magnet High School. The school has been developed since 2002 by the Rev. Jeremiah Kibobi and his wife Susan on donated land. He did also operate a small orphanage SW of Nairobi on leased land. New leaseholders (a church) have taken this over now, although some of the orphans were moved to Magnet where they now live (24 in total) . There are two sections at Magnet, the ‘Academy’ for ages 3 – 9 (38 children) and the other the secondary school (from age 14) with 207 students, 97 of whom are completely supported by the school. Between these age groups children attend a local primary school. The school takes fee-paying students to cover some of the costs. To give an idea of costs, teachers at the school are paid £93.00 a month and it costs £209.00 a year in fees for a student who resides at the school.
Although conditions are basic, students have access to running water thanks to WWSL
funding the drilling of a borehole, and they are well fed and clothed. Our team who visited found ‘a loving caring environment’. The borehole has also enabled the school to be self sufficient in production of kale and spinach, and tomatoes are grown. A cow was purchased recently and some of the boys are hoping to go into yoghurt production !
Future plans for Magnet include providing IT equipment, a science lab, and improved
accommodation for the students. The project in Tanzania supported by WWSL is ‘MAPED’ a Christian Masai-run charity to
encourage and provide education for Masai people and other villagers by constructing schools and churches and providing HIV awareness lectures. Our team visited the project in October and stayed in the bush with the Masai . As the Masai language is not recognised in Tanzania they find themselves unable to educate their children using the state system. Our team reported “Although living in harsh conditions the MAPED leadership team seem to be full of hope for the future and keen to improve their skills” . Further funding is needed to complete the first school and the MAPED HQ.
On behalf of Jeremiah Kibobi and his team and
the team at MAPED I thank you for your interest and the financial support of St. Bartholomews Church. They are truly touched and grateful .
Andrew Hill 10
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