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THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING
TOILETS & WASH ROOMS, COMMUNITY GARDENS,
SCHOOL WATER CATCHMENTS SYSTEMS

OUR INVESTMENT (YOUR GIFT) DELIVERS CONTINUOUS IMPACT 

    Enhances students’ performance – each school has students going on to a technical

    school or the university

    Educates students on planting, maintaining and harvesting food in the community

    gardens

    Provides nutritious food for the schools; sometimes, school lunches are the only source

    of quality food for the day for many of the students

    Enhances school attendance of girls in school by having wash rooms to use during their

    menstrual cycles

    Avoids girls being taken advantage of by local fisherman if Lake Victoria is the school’s

    source for water

    Supports the parents who truly sacrifice for their student’s education.  Parents are

    responsible for providing 60 percent of the school’s operating budget – teachers,

    buildings, electricity, etc. 

ON SITE EVALUATION

​Growing Community Roots community partner IMBO Community Action Program (ICAP), a certified NGO conducts annual on-site evaluations of each school. The school projects funded to date are correctly installed, well maintained, and in excellent working condition. The community gardens include planting and harvesting kale, onions, parsley, and tomatoes. 

 

Growing Community Roots and IMBO Community Action Program (ICAP) use a Six-
Step Process for the Funding, Implementation and Oversight of our School Projects:

Step I: Project Background and Key Information provided by ICAP
Step II: Growing Community Roots Review and Approval of Project by the GCR Board

Step III: Funding (GCR) and Construction by a Contractor with ICAP oversight
Step IV: Post Construction (ICAP)
Step V: On Going Relationships with Growing Community Roots and Donors
Step VI: Annual On-Site School Visits conducted by ICAP; annual reports

submitted to GCR that are posted on the GCR website
 

ICAP, the Principal and the School Board oversee the construction that is completed by
a professional contractor. ICAP provides meals for the workers. The school ensures the
educational infrastructure is well maintained and is in excellent working condition. ICAP
provides seeds for the community gardens that include planting and harvesting of kale,
onions, parsley, and tomatoes.

MOVING FORWARD

OUR INVESTMENT WILL ENCOURAGE ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS STUDENT COMMUNITIES!
 

    To protect the environment, GCR are asking schools to plant and maintain a tree farm on

    their school land as part of receiving an investment from us.  This will help address the 

    critical deforestation problem that exists in the Homa Bay area of Kenya.

    To help clean up Kenya, GCR will provide an incentive for schools to keep their grounds

    litter free. Once the students, faculty, staff and parents see school grounds litter free,

    they will keep the beautiful land of Kenya free from litter too.

    To help enhance the overall school performance, we encourage school administrations

    to share best practices with other GCR schools.

HELPING THE NEXT GENERATION FUFILL THEIR HOPES & DREAMS

THERE IS MORE TO BE DONE

The Administration, faculty, students and the parents’ associations expressed deep gratitude for the critical investment that has been made in their schools. It truly is making a substantial difference in their lives.

We must continue to offer hope to the youth by investing in their educational environment.  Having safe water, decent sanitation systems and washrooms, and a community garden at their school ensures that we care and value them. And, that they are not the forgotten generation. Our work invests in a brighter generation of students in the Homa Bay area of Kenya.

GROWING COMMUNITY ROOTS OPERATES ON AN ALL-VOLUNTEER MODEL.
YOUR GIFT GOES DIRECTLY TO DESIGN, BUILD, and INSTALL SCHOOL PROJECTS IN KENYA.

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