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We aim to give the Diocese of Kitui a high quality facility which will set a standard of excellence in primary education, and will encourage other educational institutions in Kitui to raise their standards. Led by Aidan Corless, this project aims to raise an overall total of approximately €550,000 to build and equip a 480-student co-educational boarding school for the Diocese of Kitui.  

Administration Block, March 2010

Balcony at finishing stage

• One main Classroom building

• One dining hall with conference hall above

• One kitchen

• One girls dormitory

• One boys dormitory 

Classroom with ceilings and windows installed

Dining hall with Assembly Hall above

Boys' Hostel Block

The dining Hall is now under construction, one of the accommodation blocks (below) is now at the roofing stage, and the second accommodation block is just a few steps away from roofing. The next floor of the administration/ Classroom block is under construction.

Accommodation Block  "B"

Accommodation Blocks "A" &  "B"

Administration Block

Administration Block

Dining Hall

Accommodation Block "B"

Accommodation Block "A"

Accommodation Block "B"

Fr Charles Kitheka inspects progress, January 19th 2008

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Front Entrance of new school- November 16, 2007

Extract from the "Irish Times", August 28th 2006

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In the Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper 2000–2003 prepared by the Government of Kenya (July 13, 2000), increasing primary school enrolment and completion, and enabling more poor children to attend secondary school are two of the top six most immediate priorities for Government action to improve the quality of life:

Kitui has 606 primary schools, scattered over an area of 20,500 sq.km.  There is a need to address accessibility and cultural issues to improve school enrolment and completion rates in the district.  

The primary school going population aged 6-13 years was 129,913 in 1999 representing 27% of the total population and comprised of 65,542 males and 64,371 females. The total is expected to rise to 158,359 by the year 2008. 

Although there were 53,383  children of secondary school age (14-17 years) in 1999, only 6,860 boys and 6,866 girls (about 25%) were actually enrolled in secondary schools. Thus, there is a very low transition from Primary to Secondary Schools. 

Empirical evidence shows that 13% of the urban poor have never attended school at all while the comparative rural figure is 29%. Of the poor, only 12% of those in rural areas have reached secondary education while for the urban poor the figure rises to 28%.

Education is not enough by itself to escape from poverty. Many well educated Kenyans remain poor on account of lack of access to opportunities. However without education, capacity for accessing opportunity is very much reduced.

Aidan Corless

"Kinvara"

Westminster Road,

Dublin 18

Ireland

Telephone

+353-1-289-2393

e-mail: 

Fundraising Committee:

Chairman: Aidan Corless

John Corless

Stephen Doyle

Kevin O'Boyle

Dominic Coyle

Carl McCann

Dermot O'Rourke

Declan McSweeney

Pat Torpey

Please make cheques payable to "Trocaire- Friends of Kitui A/C" and forward your donation to Aidan Corless at the address shown. 

You will find a donation form HERE

Please make cheques payable to Trocaire-Friends of  Kitui Account

Receipts will be issued by Trocaire for all donations.