Build a Dormitory for 30 Students

October is a busy month at Ikirwa School – children are returning from their mid-term break to begin their final preparations for National Examinations; new staff is being interviewed and families of perspective students begin visiting the campus. It has also traditionally been a month when we break ground on a construction project. Over the past three years we have completed our second building, one classroom at a time. This year, thanks to the funds we have raised to date through this campaign and a lead grant from the Great Visions Foundation, we will be breaking ground on our 3^rd building. Breaking ground is in equal parts exhilarating and daunting - the giddiness of growth and expansion combined with a healthy dose of anxiety to finish before the next school year, which is only 3 months away.

When Ikirwa School Project was just an idea, our architect Mr. M was the first to give it dimension when he drew the original plan for the school campus in 2011. Since then, he has also been the builder, making those drawing a reality. This year, our plan is to provide for side and upward expansion. The foundation footprint will accommodate a building three classrooms wide and two stories tall. Until we can the other classrooms, the pillars will be used to support a roof of an open verandah extending from a single classroom over the foundation floor. Ikirwa School is not alone in its just-in-time building approach. Many schools, churches and even hospitals follow do the same – throughout Arumeru you can see building with unfinished joints, awaiting funds to construct the next room.

Thank you all for your generous support of Ikirwa School and its mission to bring education to children who need it most.