Wangu Primary School-Global Giving Funds Utilization

WANGU PRIMARY SCHOOL-GLOBAL GIVING FUNDS UTILIZATION

Introduction

Wangu primary School is located in Dandora area, Nairobi County and is within the coverage of Hand in Hand EA Kasarani Branch.

Wangu Primary entrepreneurship club started back in June 2014 owing to an initiative to capacity build youths instigated by Hand in Hand EA.

The club started with an initial group of 60 pupils of which 43 graduated and were given certificates. Owing to the success of the Club a 2ndlot which has also graduated was recruited in the month of February 2015. Hand in Hand EA is now currently training a third lot of 62 pupils which was recruited in the month of February 2016.

Implementation

The club members are trained by Hand in Hand EA every Wednesday at 3.30-4.30pm.The training coverage majors on savings(importance and benefits) ,entrepreneurial skills, life skills( time management and teamwork)and leadership skills.

From regular evaluations conducted by the facilitators, it has come out clearly that the entrepreneurship training, which is the core training has broadened the pupil’s minds to think like established entrepreneurs and have already started income generating projects.

The projects include, detergent making, bar soap making, scones (mandazi) baking, washing detergent making and also cake baking. The saving training has also come in handy as the Pupils can now save and plan for the income from the activities.

The money generated from the clubs income is used to pay fees for the club members and cater for the school feeding programme.

A plus for the training has been on the impact on the lives of the parents, as the pupils have taught their parents on the skills learnt in the entrepreneurship club.

The members of the entrepreneurship club were part of the Hand in Hand EA annual entrepreneurship contest where a member in the ongoing lot emerged the best national wide for having the most unique and creative business idea.

FUNDING

Through the Hand in Hand EA initiative, the current club has been funded and some items have been purchased in order to upscale the clubs activities to another level. The items were officially handed over by the hand in hand team in the month of May 2016.The items purchased were:

·  A fryer to help in scones (mandazi) cooking and also assist in frying of chips.

·  A briquette machine to assist in making of briquettes.

·  Bar soap troughs to assist in making of bar soaps

·  Aprons

·  Gloves

·  Mixing stick

·  Nose masks

·  Buckets

·  Hand in Hand certificates-for those that have already completed the training

Hand in Hand EA team handing over the equipment

Through the above assistance the club will be able to increase the capacity in the production of soap and scones (mandazi) .These will also diversify the club projects as they can now make chips in the school using the fryer which are on very high demand in the school.

The briquette machine will help in the production of briquettes which are environmental friendly and are also very marketable within the area.

Briquette machine

We hope that the clubs project will now increase more income and more profits in order to assist Pay for the feeding programme for all the entrepreneurs and also assist other needy pupils in the school.

Wangu entrepreneurs trying out the materials

Wangu entrepreneurs preparing chips for sale using the fryer

This will also expand their market and they can sell their products to many more customers within and also outside the school. The club has a vision to save more and register their products so as they can be standardized and hence be able to sell to even larger markets.

CONCLUSION

On behalf of Wangu Primary School I take the opportunity to thank the entire donor fraternity and Hand in Hand EA Management for the noble initiative. We will work to ensure that the items purchased have been utilized for the rightful purpose, Patron, Wangu Primary Entrepreneurship club.