Happy day is on their April break (3 weeks). Maggie and Ben has been providing updates on a regular basis, and I am sorry I have not shared them here continuously. We have managed to pay salaries and extra expenses that has occurred due to an upgrade of the sewage system and the repair of the roof in one of the classrooms. See videos below. But we are struggling to cover expenses to the daily food programme, uniforms and other dire needs due to lack of funds. In addition to a shortage of money from sponsors, the exchange rate has worsened dramatically due to the weakening of the Norwegian krone. As an example, we paid NOK 685 for KSh 10000 in January. In March we had to pay NOK 870 for the same amount! Happy day suffers from this 💔
We are in dire need of more funds! Our accounts are emptied.
Here are some insights from the last two months:
28 February 2024:
Jambo you all. We hope this finds you well.
We at happy day are fine and striving to make the happy day kids stay happy in school and enjoy learning.
Today tractors came to make a sewer line trench at our gate and we took the opportunity to have our septic tank connected to the sewer line bu negotiating with the foreman who agreed to do it at a cost of 13k. This is a permanent solution to our sewage system because from now henceforth we will not need the exhauster services.... we therefore request for the above amount so that we can be connected as soon as possible. .
This week is the mid term week and we were supposed to break on Thursday but due to the ongoing work ( digging the trenches) we had to break today. We will be back on Monday next week.
We were unable to do our mid term exams before the break because we couldn't afford to buy it.
We discussed with the teachers and we will do the exams from Monday next week upto Wednesday.
We are therefore requesting for 2k to enable us to buy the exams.
Again we say Asante sana to you all for your kind help and thoughts towards us. Be blessed always.
Attached are videos and pictures of the work in progress.
More to come as work continues
11 March: Good morning you all. Our grade one class roof is down. Looks like someone stepped on it over the weekend. Our pellets ( cooking fuel) are also finished and today we had to buy charcoal.
We are therefore requesting for 2800 so that we can order for the pellets.
Have a blessed week
Estimate costs: 2 iron sheets @1200= 2400
I timber........ 800
1 cement......850
2 buckets sand @250=500
2 buckets concrete @320=640
Labour fee..... 1500
TOTAL... 6690
Despite challenges the children play and have fun:
