The road continues past Leguruki to climb over a ridge and eventually down into Ngarenanyuki, a route we used most usually when there was flooding through the Arusha National Park.
Bwana Tie, as we called him [because he was always well dressed and wore a tie], a school teacher at Makumira Secondary School and later headmaster at Ngarenanyuki Secondary School had his home place at Nkoasenga and asked us to visit there. His brother also was a Makumira, working/managing the canteen and another brother had been Headmaster at Ngarenanyuke but later became Headmaster of Leguruki Secondary School. Maybe that sounds complicated, but it is some history.
The road into Nkoasenga leaves the King'ori - Ngarenanyuki road and climbs up a steepish isolated hill and the school is perched almost at the top. I was somewhat amazed at the location of the school because the students and teachers had to climb uphill to their school and otherwise, I was unsure and remain of the exact catchment area of this school.
The school is set among some mature Grevillea robusta trees and is more modern than some other schools and is clean and tidy. There is a large water tank there, and while obvious there was water there - people were using the outlet - but I never found out about the source of the water or how it was set up.
On that first visit, we happened to have a group of young New Zealand visitors with us, and they quickly made friends with some of the younger staff and of course the pupils liked to meet them, checking out the modern clothes and the long hair of the young women.
We only carried out one seminar at Nkoasenga and one planting season, including the mandatory followups. The school management had an ambitious planting plan, and we supplied all the trees for the project. Our followups showed that the plantings had been cared for well and had a good ongoing future.
I was given a goat as a gift from the school, and the poor animal suffered an uncomfortable trip to the Makumira nursery because we had to tie it's feet so it lay down in the back of the vehicle - the road home was bumpy.
I found difficulty in feeding the animal because goats are not grazers, rather they are browsers and used to nibbling titbits as the walk along. So cutting food and taking it to the tied up animal became a task for morning and evening and it actually refused to eat a lot of the food that I delivered. It liked variety and only small amounts of each species of plant material.
Of course the goat was given so that it could be slaughtered and feasted upon - and from time to time the nursery staff were licking their lips in anticipation.
As it turned out, Amani, one of our nursery workers, was married and so with a purple bow around the goat's neck, I presented it to her and her new husband during the presentation of their gifts! It all worked out very well!
I don't have so many pictures for Nkoasenga and there are gaps throughout my time - I usually didn't have the time/opportunity to take photos, I depended on Mags or someone else to take the majority.
Staff and pupils at Nkoasenga Primary School
Staff pose with our visitors - the goat is there too.
The prizewinners at Nkoasenga Primary School
Gifts given to us included two stools, kangas and a goat.
The senior staff with us after the presentation
I'm (unusually) decked out for Amani's wedding, with Mbise and the goat also decked out
Presenting the goat to Amani and her new husband
Bwana Tie, as we called him [because he was always well dressed and wore a tie], a school teacher at Makumira Secondary School and later headmaster at Ngarenanyuki Secondary School had his home place at Nkoasenga and asked us to visit there. His brother also was a Makumira, working/managing the canteen and another brother had been Headmaster at Ngarenanyuke but later became Headmaster of Leguruki Secondary School. Maybe that sounds complicated, but it is some history.
The road into Nkoasenga leaves the King'ori - Ngarenanyuki road and climbs up a steepish isolated hill and the school is perched almost at the top. I was somewhat amazed at the location of the school because the students and teachers had to climb uphill to their school and otherwise, I was unsure and remain of the exact catchment area of this school.
The school is set among some mature Grevillea robusta trees and is more modern than some other schools and is clean and tidy. There is a large water tank there, and while obvious there was water there - people were using the outlet - but I never found out about the source of the water or how it was set up.
On that first visit, we happened to have a group of young New Zealand visitors with us, and they quickly made friends with some of the younger staff and of course the pupils liked to meet them, checking out the modern clothes and the long hair of the young women.
We only carried out one seminar at Nkoasenga and one planting season, including the mandatory followups. The school management had an ambitious planting plan, and we supplied all the trees for the project. Our followups showed that the plantings had been cared for well and had a good ongoing future.
I was given a goat as a gift from the school, and the poor animal suffered an uncomfortable trip to the Makumira nursery because we had to tie it's feet so it lay down in the back of the vehicle - the road home was bumpy.
I found difficulty in feeding the animal because goats are not grazers, rather they are browsers and used to nibbling titbits as the walk along. So cutting food and taking it to the tied up animal became a task for morning and evening and it actually refused to eat a lot of the food that I delivered. It liked variety and only small amounts of each species of plant material.
Of course the goat was given so that it could be slaughtered and feasted upon - and from time to time the nursery staff were licking their lips in anticipation.
As it turned out, Amani, one of our nursery workers, was married and so with a purple bow around the goat's neck, I presented it to her and her new husband during the presentation of their gifts! It all worked out very well!
I don't have so many pictures for Nkoasenga and there are gaps throughout my time - I usually didn't have the time/opportunity to take photos, I depended on Mags or someone else to take the majority.
Staff and pupils at Nkoasenga Primary School
Staff pose with our visitors - the goat is there too.
The prizewinners at Nkoasenga Primary School
Gifts given to us included two stools, kangas and a goat.
The senior staff with us after the presentation
I'm (unusually) decked out for Amani's wedding, with Mbise and the goat also decked out
Presenting the goat to Amani and her new husband
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