Lenana School, Nairobi - Container No 2 - Delivered in October 2000
 Lennana School's new IT suit donated and set-up
by International Aid for Kenya now known as |
Lenana School
received container Number 2 & 3. Lenana School is 8
miles from Nairobi. Prior to 1966 the school was the
prestigious Duke of York private boarding school. In 1966
the 1200 pupil school was taken over by the Government
and renamed Lenana school. Unfortunately not much money
has been put into the school in recent years. These containers were despatched to Lenana School, some eight miles north west of Nairobi, and adjacent to the national racecourse (which stands next to the Lenana Forest, and bears the name of the local chieftain) . Initially it was the prestigious Duke of York private boarding school, originally founded by the British Government. It was formally opened by the British Governor, Sir Phillip Mitchell, in 1959. It was a grand school which had something like 450 pupils. But in 1966, it was handed over to the Government and numbers were significantly increased to approximately 1200 pupils, the vast majority of whom are Kenyans. It stands next to the Lenana Forest, and bears the name of the local chieftain. |
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| Alan
Moody was appointed as a teacher in 1966, on contract by
the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, to the school, and
it was to this school he returned in 1984 whilst on
holiday to renew acquaintances and friends. At this time
Alan found out that, due to the lack of funds, and the
rapid growth in the school population, the educational
provision was below that which was needed. Alan was
able to procure a tremendous amount of goods for this
school which has helped the Headmaster, Mr Martin Otieno,
and his deputy, Mr David Wainaina to upgrade and develop
the school, which appears to be permanently over
subscribed. (It now numbers some 1,200 boys, all of whom
are boarders.) The Headmaster and
his Staff were so very grateful for these donations. The 'East African Standard' said "Kenyan schools to receive donations." A number of Kenyan schools are set to benefit from donations of equipment and learning materials supplied by a UK-based charity, Containers For Africa. A British national, Alan Moody, the founder-director of Containers For Africa, is the man behind the initiative. Recently, Containers For Africa delivered hundreds of textbooks, reading books, desks ,chairs, armchairs, sports equipment, eg cricket bats and rugby balls, hockey sticks, whiteboards. They also sent several settees, filing cabinets, draughting tables, and fifty seven secondhand computers, complete with screens, keyboards and mice, to Lenana School, Nairobi. Alan said they had embarked on a mission to supply needy Kenyan schools with learning materials and equipment that in Britain are thrown away after a few years of use. "I consider the habit of throwing away such items criminal because students in developing countries learn without such items. Why not collect and bring them here?'' posed Mr Moody. Lenana School Principal, Mr Martin Otieno, thanked Alan Moody for the donations, saying that they will enable more of his students to acquire computer skills. Alan Moody said he collects monetary donations from philanthropists in order to collect and transport the items. He expressed hope that Kenya's Customs Department will make his work easier by allowing such supplies into the country free-of-charge. Alan Moody is a former teacher at Lenana School, Nairobi, where he taught between 1966 and 1969. He has since returned to Britain and is now involved in teaching and charity work. He says the mission to assist Kenyan students is motivated by his passion for this country and the long historical ties between Britain and Kenya. Alan says he will depend on friends in Kenya to identify needy schools in different parts of the country who can benefit from the donations. By Ken Ramani........This article was published in the Education Section of the East African Standard....... on July 7, 2001.. E. Mail: Standard.ards@swiftkenya.com, or Fax 254-02 -553939 or Tel 254-02-540280/540370 (office) |
See below, to hear what the
East African Standard said about our recent shipping of
Containers 2 and 3 to Kenya. Items included on the container was 780 plastic
stacking chairs. 370 desks, 25 drawing tables used for
Technical Drawing. A BIG Thank you to............
With other donations fron the St John's School in Leatherhead, such as a very large quantity of general reading books, A local Church in Cheam gave general reading books, some Bibles, educational and music cassettes together with 2 cassette tape players. A substantial donation of about £5,500 was also made for the purchase of containers 2 and 3 and their transportation. Taylor Woodrow gave books, paper, pens, pencils, and office stationery together with approximately 16 computers, software, printers and the like. Nonsuch Girls High School allowed 3 months' storage space for the container. All other donations came from the City of London Freeman's School. |