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…
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…
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…
Equipment for physiotherapy department
Pupils with disabilities at the Aquinoe Learning Centre now have the benefit of some wonderful new equipment in the physiotherapy department. The money was generously donated by the Thrift Shop at Monymusk in March 2019, but most of the items were…
New Computers for Pupils
The charity sends out money for specific projects for the Aquinoe Learning Centre three times a year. In the last transfer an allocation was sent for a few computers to replace the previous ones which were old, many of which…
Lights go out
Eighteen months ago the charity trustees were keen to set in motion a solar power project because of the high cost of electricity and also because of the unreliability of the local supplier. The project came to fruition in January…
Classrooms Receive New Coat of Paint
The classrooms at Aquinoe are relatively new, but have been battered by the weather and were looking very drab. We transferred money a few weeks ago, including a sum for a new coat of paint for all of the classrooms.…
Play Equipment
Outdoor play equipment was purchased a while ago with funds raised in memorial to one of the trustees daughters. Unlike most children in “Western” countries, many of the pupils at Aquinoe have little chance to experience this kind of apparatus,…
Solar Power – 30th January 2016
Today’s the Day! Preparations have been going on during the week, but today was the day when the solar project came to fruition. The solar panels were installed at the Aquinoe Learning Centre tidy amid much rejoicing from the staff…