BUILDING A SCHOOL
Taken from our earlier projects, this is a simple view outlining the real need and how the dream of a school becomes a reality. We like to call it “The Forty Day Miracle”. Build African Schools enabled the formation of a building co-op based in Nairobi, Kenya. The construction co-op is wholly owned by African trades people.
PARTNERSHIPS
Build African Schools partnered with Serena Williams and a corporate sponsor to build two schools in Kenya. The first project was a secondary school in Makueni County which was completed in 2007. The second secondary school is in the village of Wee. This was completed in 2010 and was covered in a Tennis Channel documentary referenced here.
HOPE FOR THE FUTURE
Near the village of Narok, about 250 km west of Nairobi, sits the very first school project completed by BAS in Oloolaimutia. David Ole Koshal is a Maasai chief. Here he speaks to a vision of the future for Kenyan children and how access to education will be key to realizing that future.
NEW POSSIBILITIES
Mattia is 15 years and was born deaf. Access to a new BAS school which was constructed in partnership with Serena Willams opened up a whole world of possibilities for him to further his education.
THE POWER OF EDUCATION
Our very first project was the extension of a primary school in Oloolaimutia, near the Maasai Mara game reserve in Kenya. A remote location with limited access to electric power. The extension of the school increased the attendance capacity of students. With the installation of solar power, the ability to use the school in darker winter evenings presented a whole new set of possibilities. Here we see the students learning about the basics of how solar power works.