Rotary Support
Without Rotary there would probably be no school
The Little Faces school growth and the new building for Bombolulu Secondary School would not have been possible without massive support from the worldwide Rotary International organisation and many of their districts and clubs in the UK.
Rotary Endorsement
We have to give great thanks to all the members of Rotary who have shown their support. What we particularly like is that Rotary’s published areas of focus matches our aims and ambitions almost to a T. Those seven areas are: Basic education and literacy – Disease prevention and treatment – Water, sanitation and hygiene – Economic empowerment and community development – Environment – Peace and conflict prevention – Maternal and child health.
We think this is a wonderful example of the Rotary aim to provide support to the international community.
Help on the ground in Kenya provided by Rotary
We’ve had massive support from Rotarians “on the ground” in Kenya who have helped through their contacts to find a wide range of contractors, suppliers and helpers. Our thanks to Rose Chege and Bonnie Boraya in particular.
They’ve helped with recruitment for the new school. Enos, the chair of the board of governors came to our attention through Rotary. Well, that was a direct connection, Enos’s wife was president of Rotary Mombasa North Coast. Two other members of the board of governors are Rotarians, one of whom is the coordinator for the North Coast region. And finally, our school manager Nancy is a member of the Rotary Club of Mombasa Downtown.
They’ve all helped to bring control to the new school so we can guarantee that Rotary donations will be spent on exactly what you’ve donated towards.
It may be a little cheeky, but if you are a UK Rotarian who’s thinking of donating, we’d like to politely remind you that just one Rotary lunch at £15 will feed a child at Bombolulu Secondary School for two whole months. While the food won’t be up to Rotary lunch standards, it will help one of our students to concentrate in class because they’re not suffering the effects of hunger.
Rotary International have provided matching district grants which have provided much of the equipment in the school, and has brought the school up to the standard required to be able to open as a lower secondary school.
What is Rotary?
Rotary is a global network of 1.4 million neighbours, friends, leaders, and problem-solvers who see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change – across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.
Solving real problems takes real commitment and vision. For more than 110 years, Rotary’s people of action have used their passion, energy, and intelligence to take action on sustainable projects. From literacy and peace to water and health, we are always working to better our world, and we stay committed to the end.
Our Global Grant
This three-classroom school was built using a Rotary Global Grant. At that time, it was possible to erect newbuild, small projects. A three classroom school, on ground floor only, was the maximum allowed under global grant rules. Thus we have three classrooms, an office, a kitchen and separate toilets for boys and girls with excellent hand-washing facilities.
The funding for this global grant was provided by 17 Rotary Clubs plus Rotary UK matching and then Rotary International matching. This gave us sufficient funds to build the school.
The grant included drilling a bore hole so that the children have access to fresh water. Without this, their only option for water is at the local well.
