Europejskie Centrum Spotkań Między Wschodem a Zachodem, The Association of the European Center of the Meetings between East and West

Thanks to members of the Association, Saint Maria High School for girls in Nyamarimba in Kenya got 12 000 Euro needed for to build kitchen and canteen for schoolgirls and local community. The money for school will be given by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of  Poland from Small Grants’ fund. To get this money, the Association and teachers from High School number 8 in Poznan together with staff from school in Nyamarimba had to write a motion in English and Polish, and show it to Polish embassy in Nairobi. Preparing an estimate in local prizes, details of build work, needed equipment and setting the terms demanded a lot of effort from both of the sides. Especially, when taking into consideration the fact that there is no power in Myamarimba and, what is involved, access to the Internet is limited and there was very little time for requesting. However, long distance and connected with it communications problems didn’t prevent from reaching positive effects. After requesting, embassy prepared application to MoFA, which answered positively. On the 4^th of April we received a piece of information that, taj the money for building had been granted. Until the end of the year, the school in Kenya has to accomplish building of the kitchen and canteen. Our friends from Kenya are going to have a ceremonial opening of those places. There is a chance that teachers and schoolchildren from Poland will take part in it. It’s a very important event for the school. Current conditions are unacceptable. The new canteen will have place for 300 people. That will improve level of education, motivation, and eating hygiene. High school will become more attractive. That will make the number of girls from nearest villages, who attend school bigger. It will give them higher chance to get a job or continue education. Giving a name of Adam Mickiewicz to the kitchen and canteen just like in High School number 8 in Poznan is a very nice gesture of friendship and cooperation from Kenyan side.