Just five months into Ndanu Brown’s arrival significant positive changes have already come about, including, most visibly, the newly painted entrance to the school and a sign promoting Aquinoe by the junction with the main road. Being on hand at school, Ndanu…
More Welcome Support from Colston Bassett School
Longstanding supporter, Colston Bassett preparatory school, raised £220 for Aquinoe from a summer fair and raffle. The small independent school, ten miles from Nottingham, has a roll of just twenty five children. It is noted for an holistic approach to education and…
New Key Role at Aquinoe
Female Boxer, Swimmer and Keen Sailor Ndanu Steps Up In an exciting move, twenty-eight year-old Ndanu Brown has been appointed to a new post of Administrator with special responsibility for pupil admissions on site at the school.…
Charity Tips Quarter of a Million Mark
The latest transfer to Aquinoe of £4,165 brings the total over the 17 years since the charity was founded to over a quarter of a million pounds. Supporter Dave Thompson, husband of founder Jean, says: “It’s a fantastic sum and all the more remarkable…
Pupils Sit For Exams
In the last few weeks, pupils at Aquinoe, along with Class Eight pupils across Kenya, took their national exams – the KCPE (Kenya Certificate of Primary Education). The pupils would normally have sat the examinations at the end of the…
Transfer 66
The charity has sent £4,165.02 (630,750 Kenyan Shillings) to the school in the latest transfer. This includes: KES353,250 for 48 pupils who are sponsored by some of our supporters; KES145,600 for the salaries of 5 specialist staff; KES131,900 for other…
Another Donation From St Giles Shipbourne
The PCC (Parochial Church Council) of St Giles Church in Shipbourne had already donated money to the Aquinoe Learning Centre earlier this year, which the trustees put towards the cost of replacement solar batteries and new panels. The trustees were…
Lights Up At Aquinoe
Hard on the heels of new solar panels, Aquinoe has now installed much improved lighting with LED fixtures round the whole school. In all, 46 new inside lights and 17 for security are now in action with the whole supply and fitting operation…
New Solar Panels for Aquinoe
In an exciting move, three new solar panels have been installed at Aquinoe Learning Centre and maintenance work on the old panels completed at the same time. The school had its first solar equipment installed in January 2016 at the…
Patrick Raises £1,250 For Aquinoe – Marathon Next?
Patrick’s great March-a-thon challenge has raised a grand total of £1,250 – and now he’s eyeing a marathon. In March, Patrick, 42, ran four half-marathons round Reading, setting a series of personal bests and ending with a time of one…