Winter Issue Feb 2021
J.K. NYERERE SCHOOL, ARUSHA TANZANIA
This project began by chance when a fellow Rotarian, Margaret Adat, took a family trip to Tanzania in 2007. As a family, they decided to donate to a local school, J.K. Nyerere Primary School. What happened next is a testament to the results people can achieve when they live and follow Service Above Self, one of Rotary’s two mottoes.
Picture: Crowded classrooms, shortage of books
Picture: Semi-completed classrooms
Pictures: Construction currently underway to build additional classroom
The Adat family did donate to J.K. Nyerere Primary School nearly 14 years ago. And the impact that visit had on them inspired them to ask friends, family, colleagues, community members and the Rotary Club of Willowdale to support students, teachers and the infrastructure of a once neglected school.
The impact that our club has made in thousands of students and family’s lives in Arusha is nothing short of incredible. Since 2013, the Rotary Club of Willowdale has raised over $100,000 in support of J.K. Nyerere Primary School. Some recent initiatives include:
· Completing the construction of 3 classrooms due to overcrowding
· Adding another water tank to provide adequate water
· Ongoing repairs, including painting and purchasing supplies (desks, blackboards, etc.)
· Finishing the construction of the teacher’s residence to improve the school’s security
· Feeding students during national examinations (Standard 4 and Standard 7)
During the most recent Standard 7, the entrance examination for secondary school, 99% of students from J.K Nyerere Primary School passed. The school is now ranked 36th in the school district, a leap forward from it’s previous ranking of 69th, and a clear indication that our efforts are making a difference.
Feeding grade 7 students during naTonal examination period.
Rotary Club of Willowdale is very proud of this project and would like to thank our fellow Rotarian Margaret Adat and family for leading this project since 2013 in an extraordinary manner. SERVICE ABOVE SELF!
Enjoy the J.K. Nyerere Primary School in Arusha video, and get inspired to help us keep their students' dreams alive.
Go to our Donate button on our home page and contribute to this beautiful project.