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Website: www.mlimani.org Email: madawati@mlimani.org Address: P.O
January 2008 Proposal for Madawati (Desks)
Project I.
Summary
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.
VI.
Budget
The expected cost for the
entire project is approximately $18,690.
VII.
Key
Personnel
The key personnel who will be responsible for completion
of the project are as shown below .
VIII.
Evaluation
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. IX.
Endorsements
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 for |
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