{"id":415,"date":"2025-11-13T19:45:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T19:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.developmentdirect.org.uk\/?p=415"},"modified":"2025-11-14T09:29:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T09:29:41","slug":"autumn-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.developmentdirect.org.uk\/?p=415","title":{"rendered":"AUTUMN NEWSLETTER"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Once again, very many thanks to all those who have supported Development Direct over the last months, whether it\u2019s been in regular giving, one-off donations or selling books etc to raise funds.  Every penny raised goes to the projects that have been set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following is a brief summary of developments since the last newsletter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

School Links<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wildebeest Eco Camp receptionist handing over letters from Mercy Support Centre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Regent Farm First school pupils enjoying reading the letters from Mercy Support Centre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Schools in Kenya broke up for their long holiday on 24th<\/sup> October. Eligible pupils stay on to take their end of year exams.  Schools will re-open in early January which will be the start of a new academic year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sponsorship of Secondary and Tertiary Students<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regular donations and the sale of books enables us to continue our support of students through their education.  It\u2019s very pleasing when we hear of students that Development Direct sponsored through secondary school and into further education who have now graduated from college or university.  For many young people, their education would have been limited without the support of our regular donors.  Our congratulations to Dickson who graduated from Pwani University this month with a Bachelor Degree in Geography.   We know that there are still far too many young people unable to access secondary education and beyond as a result of poverty. Any help you are able to give can transform their lives so please help if you can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lempintira \u2013 The School<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The nursery school continues to provide a sound education for Pre Primary 1 (PP1) and Pre Primary 2 (PP2) pupils.  The teacher accommodation has been instrumental in retaining the good teachers.  The community are now in the process of raising funds to extend the school to Class 1 which will mean young pupils wouldn\u2019t have to walk the long distance to the nearest primary school.  This is evidence that the community are seeing the importance of the school and wish to further its development without asking for support from Development Direct.  Further evidence of their involvement is the introduction of a school uniform which helps pupils identify with their school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Recent visitors were permitted to engage in a \u2018football kick-about\u2019 with pupils during their Break Time, under the watchful eye of the staff.  Everyone was impressed with the skills of such young pupils when some impromptu games skills developed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One problem encountered at the school was the bees\u2019 nest that appeared over a weekend in the Resources cupboard in PP1.  This necessitated closing that classroom until the nest was relocated well away from the school – not an issue often encountered in schools in the UK!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lempintira \u2013 The Camp<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recent visitors have reported back that they were delighted to find the camp in good order.  The staff have maintained everything so that toilets flushed and showers were hot.  As visitors have increased, the full financial support from Development Direct has lessened.  It was always the intention that the Lempintira CBO would be a sustainable community enterprise, independent of Development Direct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Future plans include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n