It's time to say thank you to our donors, and goodbye to Nairobi for now....
Well friends of Sud Academy's Special Projects, the time has come for me to head back home to Canada after completing the Science Lab Project at Sud. For those of you who have been watching my YouTube video updates, you know it's been a giant work in progress! I figured I'd let the images speak for themselves, and am now writing to say that the project is complete and the students will soon be able to carry on with the task of learning.
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I would like to say thank you to Susan Jacobs and the attendees at her fashion event "Sue in the City" in March-- your concern for the students of Sud helped raise over $12,000 in total! This is an amazing feat and can not be understated. Much of that money remains to be used for supplies, resources and unseen expenses related to the Form 4 students later this year. For now, they have a fully functioning lab with running water, an onslaught of lab materials, they've been registered to write their standardized national exam in November, and a teacher's salary is lined up and ready to be dispensed.
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I'll be leaving Kenya on both happy and sad notes- I'm sad to say goodbye but relieved that the project was a success and my goals were achieved! I couldn't have done it without the help of those who've donated time, energy and money, so a sincere thank you. I will try to update the blog with progress of students from time to time, so please check back when you're cruising the internet! Also, visit my YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/kelleejacobs to see the construction of the lab as it happened on the ground in a series of short videos.
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On a side note update, former Form 4 boy Lino has been in Sudan since January this year working for the Government of Southern Sudan collecting data on mother's health and death during childbirth. He was recently asked to work at his local polling station during the first semi-democratic election in Sudan in over 25 years! With a bit of knowledge and a diploma in hand, I'm certain these students can make a world of difference. Good work, Lino!
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