Triple Gem Society was able to donate a computer to the
teachers of Kigumo district in Kenya to help them to continue
their education. Following is the letter received form the
co-coordinator of the program Mr. John Kihu
Dear Venerable Bhante Wimala,
First, I wish to thank you greatly for your favorable response
to our request for the donation of a computer to our teachers.
The beneficiaries are a group of primary school teachers
from Kigumo Division of Maragwa district. They have enrolled
for degree courses at the University of Nairobi (UON) as
external students, where they report for the
lessons mainly during the school holidays (April, August
and December). Their endeavour is to upgrade their studies
from being Diploma holders in teaching to degree holders
in the academic field. The three year courses they are pursuing
will enable them to upgrade themselves from being primary
School teachers to high school teachers, hence better remunerations.
As they have a lot of assignments in the course of the
year, the requirement is that these have to be submitted
to their lecturers / Professors whiletyped, preferably by
computer.
Before the donation of your computer individual teachers
were spending a lot of money getting their assignments typed
by “outsourcing” the services. For example,
students in English literature who normally make submissions
of 20-30 pages per assignment would spend 20pgsxKsh 40.00
= Kshs800.00. This, for a teacher with a net pay of Kshs4000/=
per month is a big drain on their incomes.With the association
having about 35 teachers, the savings accruing from the
Donation is immense. The same will now be utilized in other
more pressing family budget issues like better nourishment.
Once again our organization, KIGUMO SONGA MBELE INITIATIVE,
(KISMI) on behalf of the teachers do salute you for this
precious gift, as well as wish you God’s blessings
in all your Philanthropist endeavors. We also cannot forget
about the wonderful wheel chairs that you did donate to
eight disabled in Kigumo, who surely fall under the less
fortunate members of our society.
These are societal members normally forgotten but all the
same, Gods special creation. Once again, KISMI joins hands
with our community in thanking you mightily for these truly
heart felt efforts of empathizing with us.
MAY GOD BLESS YOU
KIHU J.I
Coordinator KISMI
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