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Desk Project Proposal Mlimani Alumni
Organization (MAO) was founded in 2005 with the aim of bringing
together The school has
a shortage of 267 desks and as a result, some of the students
sit on the floor during lessons. MAO decided to be part of the
solution for this problem, which has faced The campaign
was launched with the aim of raising funds to purchase 267 needed
desks for 800 students
will be given a chance to sit on a desk (not on the floor) and
comfortably participate in classroom activities.
This will eliminate the uncertainty that they encounter
every morning when they wonder, ‘where am I going to sit today
in the classroom’, just because they have no permanent desk to
depend on. The organization
plans to accomplish the 267 desks campaign goal in 5 phases of
50, 50, 50, 50 and 67 desks respectively. As of now, the
price per 1 desk (1 dawati) is about $70. Thus, the amount needed
to buy 267 desks is approximately $18,690. Mlimani Alumni
Organization has already raised approximately $5,000 in cash for
the Madawati project. MAO has also received pledges for the project
amounting to approximately $2,740. The organization
is working to raise the remaining $10,950 to cover the costs for
phase 2 through 5 of the Madawati project. Your support will be greatly appreciated by the students
of Please help us spread the word to others; friends,
family, coworkers and well wishers who might be willing to support
the efforts of MAO, together we can make a difference. Who we are Mlimani Alumni
Organization (MAO) was founded in 2005 with the aim of bringing
together The school is
located within the The current
active members of the organization are former Our The Mlimani
Alumni Organization seeks to reach, serve and engage all alumni
of 1. Fostering
an intellectual connection among Mlimani alumni, and also
between alumni and the 2. Giving alumni
and Friends of Mlimani an opportunity to come together and provide
a goodwill support to 3. Giving alumni
the opportunity for peer mentoring 4. Giving alumni
an opportunity to host events and have fun! Our activities The organization
is currently working on two projects concurrently, the Madawati
(Desks) and the Umeme (Electricity) Projects. The target population
for the organization’s projects is the current In April 2005,
MAO hosted an alumni reunion bbq-party in In November
2006, MAO hosted an alumni reunion in
II.
Needs/Problems
There are approximately
2000 students attending 800 students
will benefit from the purchase of 267 desks.
Each desk that will be purchased will seat 3 students. These desks
will help students sit comfortably, be able to pay attention to
the teacher, participate in classroom activities, be organized
and write their notes legibly instead of sitting down on the floor.
III.
Goals
MAO’s goal is
to raise funds to purchase the 267 at the The organization
plans to break down the project into 5 phases.
The plan is to purchase 50 desks for each phase (1 through
4), and 67 desks for phase
5. Goal – Purchase
267 desks Benefit: The 267 desks will positively influence the
learning experience for these 800 children and motivate them to
go to school everyday. This
will help them avoid the uncertainty that confronts them each
morning wondering whether another student will miss school so
that they can have a place to sit simply because they have no
permanent desk to depend on.
IV.
Scope of Work
The work involves
the services of a Carpenter and wood vendor. The Carpenter
will make purchases of materials from the wood vendor and other
supplies under the supervision of a MAO officer.
The Carpenter
will then proceed to make 50 desks for phase 1 of the project
per specifications agreed upon on the contract between him and
MAO. MAO will proceed
with the next phase dependent on satisfactory reports for the
preceding phase.
V.
Timetable
Below is the expected timetable for the project
divided into 4 phases.
The expected
cost for the entire project is approximately $18,690.
Progress will
be evaluated at the end of each phase and will be communicated
by email to the key personnel at that time.
At the end of
the project a representative of the school, the Head teacher and
the alumni Project Representative, will evaluate the completion
and communicate the result to the other key personnel.
The key personnel will then communicate the completion
of the project to the community of alumni. MAO has received
support and endorsements for the project from the following:
·
All alumni and members of MAO
·
The Head teacher Ms. Pendo Kujerua
·
The
·
Friends and relatives of alumni
X.
Action Plan
Our requests
are:
·
Step 1: We would like
to ask for your donation in support of phase 2 to 5 of the Madawati
(Desks) Project. Send us
an email at madawati@mlimani.org
·
Step 2: Please help
us spread the word to others who might be willing to support the
efforts of MAO so that together we can make this happen
·
Step 3: We invite your
views, ideas and/or suggestions for this project or future projects
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