Progress in school

I had a meeting with George yesterday. He informed me that the building is coming along very well, but he didn't have enough money for the electricity line into the new school building. I managed to raise some more money during Christmas, so I gave him another 40.000 to fix that problem. He also said that it would be better to get our own electricity meter, and have the power company install it. This would mean that the costs would be cut a lot. I really didn't understand why, but I trust that he is right. Overall, I feel that it is safer and better to pay for your own electricity  just like we did for the water pipes. I had to reflect on that even this is a problem, and I have to help them solve every problem I can! George also lost his deputy in school which is really sad. He was a great guy and kept things in order. However, I noticed that the director of the board is very active in the school work now. This is good! That he is showing interest tells me the board is very interested in the work. George also reported that everyone in the community is telling him that the school is starting to look so nice. Georges former deputy is starting a new school in Mathare, but I think it is in district 10. I know that there is a huge need in the area, so it is good that there will be more schools. This semester, we also lost a few students to another school. Their great advantage is that they are serving food to the students. Hopefully, we can find sponsors to help us with that! I will truly try to e-mail all my contacts to see if I can help with that. I did a rough budget on this before Christmas and it it astonishing how much money we will need to provide students with food! We also have to build a kitchen and employ cooks. After all, there is about 800 students and even if the food is cheap it is going to add up...
To solve part of the problem, we are going to start to grow veggies in bags and raise chickens in a new room that we have to buy!

George and James on the new foundation

 

George, his wife and new daughter