WISER

The WISER construction site has been full of activity since day one. According to the WISER contractor on site, WISER is now halfway to its goal. Walls for WISER girls’ dormitories, classrooms, teachers’ housing, and science laboratories are rising day by day, hand by hand. Local workers have almost completed WISER’s headmistress house and are beginning to erect the first water treatment and storage tower in the region. Every day, WISER continues to grow and become more than just a school, but rather a community center for development. Please consider donating today to continue building on WISER’s success and turning WISER’s dream into a reality. Thank you for your continued support.

Pictured above are the brick walls rising to form one of two wings of the girls’ dormitories at WISER. To the right of the dorms are the back walls to the WISER science laboratory. In the background are the heavy rains of the season in the area.

Together in partnership with the Hotchkiss School from the United States, and the Muhuru Bay Primary School Heads Association, WISER co-hosted the first Education Day in Muhuru Bay on March 17, 2009 at Rabwao Secondary School. Over 3,000 students were in attendance together with their teachers and parents to celebrate and recognize the achievements and challenges of improving education standards in the division of Muhuru.

Each school provided a song, dance, or poem for the event and entered a girls and boys team in the first WISERBridge Soccer Cup. The top performing girls and boys were provided prizes for excellence in academics and athletics and the top performing school was awarded to Nyangwayo Primary School teachers and staff as motivating rewards for achievement.

According to the District Education Officer Representative to the event, “This was a historic day for Muhuru - a time for reflection, celebration and planning for the future. Together with the WISER team, the Muhuru Bay region has begun to see a change for the better for its schools, teachers and pupils. We want this to be replicated across the region. Congratulations!”

Pictured above are students from Kumoni Primary School with a traditional Luo dance in celebration of the first Education Day in the Muhuru Division.