As far as the timeline goes, these two came later, but in real terms our involvement was rather minor - thought we were greatly involved with Lendoiya [spelt also as Lendoiya] as we established a water project starting there and heading all the way to Ilkirimuni.
Leguruki No.2 Primary School, later to be named Noseiya was a brand new school that we notices as we irregularly passed by. One day a woman flagged us down and she was one of the enthusiastic teachers from Leguruki Primary School who had been appointed to this new school.
These new schools start off with school entrants - the youngest pupils, and this woman was an expert with young kids and would not go on to become Head Teacher.
The teachers main reason for stopping us was to source trees to landscape the new school, but she also wanted us to motivate the student - as young as they were - to care for the trees. And I agree that there is no age barrier to caring for trees.
We carried out one short seminar targeted at a very young audience and spent a day there planting in the holes the kids had prepared - some of the parent/committee were there as well.
Our followups did not include a prize-giving but we did call from time to time and saw that the trees were well cared for.
We would never have gone to Lendoiya Primary School because we did not know it existed, as it was tucked down the hill behind the church, which was visible from the road. Mch Nassari encouraged us to go there, no doubt encouraged by his parish members.
Actually, the school wanted three rolls of pipe to provide water to the school toilets, but that would also provide water to the church, as they could put another standpipe and tap there - probably the prime reason to call us there. But the usual theme put to me was that they wanted to plant trees, but they would not survive because there was no water.
I agreed to carry out a seminar at the school and a tree planting programme as well. I had become adept at bargaining for plumbing products around Arusha because this part of my assignment was to carry out water projects, so agreed to supply three rolls of pipe plus the fittings required; but only on condition that the school/church pre dig the trench/furrow.
By the time we carried out the environmental seminar, there was no trench dug, and I could not delay supplying the trees due to time constraints and because as this school was tagged on at the end of the season, I was running short of trees. I knew I could buy some, but the lack of the trench showed to me a lack of motivation.
I decided to supply a token amount of trees, warned the staff prior to our arrival, but still no holes had been dug. I left the trees and called back two weeks later to find that the trees had been planted but were dry. Still no trench had been dug.
It is often the case that people ask for a certain project, expecting the funds, but we never worked that way - it was necessary to carry out the work required on a community basis, materials supplied and signed for in front of many people and the placement supervised as well as possible.
After the appropriate approaches to the village leaders, the trench was dug and we fitted the
pipe - I was unable to supply more trees and the survivals were not up to my usual standard.
I have no pictures of Lendoiya Primary School and just the one at Leguruki No.2.
The first entrants to Leguruki No.2 Primary School.
The Momella lake where we tried to creep up close to see the flamingos - which was more difficult might be expected.
Leguruki No.2 Primary School, later to be named Noseiya was a brand new school that we notices as we irregularly passed by. One day a woman flagged us down and she was one of the enthusiastic teachers from Leguruki Primary School who had been appointed to this new school.
These new schools start off with school entrants - the youngest pupils, and this woman was an expert with young kids and would not go on to become Head Teacher.
The teachers main reason for stopping us was to source trees to landscape the new school, but she also wanted us to motivate the student - as young as they were - to care for the trees. And I agree that there is no age barrier to caring for trees.
We carried out one short seminar targeted at a very young audience and spent a day there planting in the holes the kids had prepared - some of the parent/committee were there as well.
Our followups did not include a prize-giving but we did call from time to time and saw that the trees were well cared for.
We would never have gone to Lendoiya Primary School because we did not know it existed, as it was tucked down the hill behind the church, which was visible from the road. Mch Nassari encouraged us to go there, no doubt encouraged by his parish members.
Actually, the school wanted three rolls of pipe to provide water to the school toilets, but that would also provide water to the church, as they could put another standpipe and tap there - probably the prime reason to call us there. But the usual theme put to me was that they wanted to plant trees, but they would not survive because there was no water.
I agreed to carry out a seminar at the school and a tree planting programme as well. I had become adept at bargaining for plumbing products around Arusha because this part of my assignment was to carry out water projects, so agreed to supply three rolls of pipe plus the fittings required; but only on condition that the school/church pre dig the trench/furrow.
By the time we carried out the environmental seminar, there was no trench dug, and I could not delay supplying the trees due to time constraints and because as this school was tagged on at the end of the season, I was running short of trees. I knew I could buy some, but the lack of the trench showed to me a lack of motivation.
I decided to supply a token amount of trees, warned the staff prior to our arrival, but still no holes had been dug. I left the trees and called back two weeks later to find that the trees had been planted but were dry. Still no trench had been dug.
It is often the case that people ask for a certain project, expecting the funds, but we never worked that way - it was necessary to carry out the work required on a community basis, materials supplied and signed for in front of many people and the placement supervised as well as possible.
After the appropriate approaches to the village leaders, the trench was dug and we fitted the
pipe - I was unable to supply more trees and the survivals were not up to my usual standard.
I have no pictures of Lendoiya Primary School and just the one at Leguruki No.2.
The first entrants to Leguruki No.2 Primary School.
The Momella lake where we tried to creep up close to see the flamingos - which was more difficult might be expected.
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