CURRENT PROJECT
KOLIECH COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL
(PRIMARY & JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL)
Great news! Because of your generosity, we have raised $38,000 for our 2025 School Project with Koliech Comprehensive School (both the Primary Grade School and Junior High School).
Stay tuned! We hope to raise funds for a second school project this year, more information coming soon.
BACKGROUND
Koliech Comprehensive School is divided into three sections: pre-primary early year education; primary school with 6 grades; junior high with 7th and 8th grades, and eventually will have 9th and 10th grades – Junior Secondary School.
The school occupies six acres of land. It is a public mixed (boys and girls) school with a population of 189 boys and 159 girls. Two teachers are supported by the County Government of Homa Bay and four teachers are supported by the community.
The community population includes 80 households and 600 people, with mainly low-income earners who live below a dollar per day making it difficult to raise funds to install water tanks and construct toilets.
The school is fenced. The security and safety of the school is monitored twenty-four hours by two watchmen that are paid by the Board of Management. Both the Board of Management and PTA have committed to see the project ‘s completion, maintenance and its sustenance.
SIGNIFICANT NEED IDENTIFIED
The school does not have a permanent water source, one 5,000-liter water tank. The only source is “Tinga water pan” which is 4 km away that is also seasonal. The water must be treated before consumption. There is a four-door latrine shared by both the girls and boys. The five-door latrine for girls collapsed.
The school needs a changing room for girls to minimize absenteeism.
The school does not have a vegetable garden or a tree farm.
The school requests funding for water tanks, toilets and bathrooms, hand wash stations and fencing for a vegetable garden. The Management Board is responsible for the maintenance of the project investment.