Preschools Updates in Rwanda
RWANDA AND BURUNDI PRESCHOOLS NEWS
SHOES DISTRIBUTIONS AND MATERIALS
The shoes were supported from the Waverly temple and we are very grateful since the children and their parents are happy for the Salvation army. And they say thank you and god bless them. even the Learning materials we are grateful
SHOES DISTRIBUTION AMD PRESCHOOLS MATERIALS AUGUST 2016
VISITS TO 9 PRESCHOOLS:
I have the pleasure to visits 9 Preschools in our Command. These are Rubirizi Preschool sponsored by Sweden/Latvia territory, Rutobwe Preschool Sponsored by AUS territory, Catherine Booth kayenzi sponsored by AUS territory, Nyagatare, Gituro Preschool sponsored by AUS territory, Rwimiyaga Preschool sponsored by Netherlands territory. The five Sponsored preschools. I also visited the none- sponsored preschools. These are; Bitare Preschool, Rubuye Preschool, Rukeri Preschool and Runda Preschool which is sponsored by small donations.
RWIMIYAGA AND NYAGATARE GITURO PRESCHOOLS.
The Visits started on 01.09.2016 from chq going to Nyagatare and Rwimiyaga preschools. The journey started at 6.30 a.m and arrived first at Rwimiyaga at 09.00 a.m and we found children waiting for us together with their teachers. And later the section officer and the corps leader came in. I had to speak to the children and the teachers concerning the preschools. When I asked if the children were taking Porridge, the teachers answered me no for two weeks. The corps leader closed the porridge flour in the office and he was not giving out the key because of his personal issues with the section officer.
I had to solve the problem before handing over the School materials which were books, pencils, pens,markers,erasers,plastic cups 48,plastic basin1,jugs 2, drawing books, black board erasers, A4 papers 1 ream, 2 boxes chalks, and other small things. And all this came from the donations sent for gifts.
The place is very dry, for almost one year without rain, no food water and people are running away to look for green pastures. The children are only depending on the porridge given to them for their going. Animals are dying because of lack of water and grass. And even life has really changed for everybody. The school has 58 Children with 2 teachers and 1 cook/cleaner and it’s doing well. On behalf of the children they appreciate so much for th
NYAGATARE <GITURO PRESCOOL.
I arrived there at 10.30 a.m and I got the children learning English. It was wonderful to hear them read the words like jug cup. The section officer was able to introduce me to the children and the teachers and later I had time to speak to the children telling them the purpose of my visit. The Children were very happy to hear that I had brought them materials for learning because some had no book to write and even pens.
The place is the same as that of rwimiyaga, very dry and people are really running from the place to look for food and water for their families. They get water from very far and one Jeri can is 400 rwf. Which is too expensive? Even the section officer has to hire somebody to bring them water because the tank they have has no water and it needs repair before the rain starts.. So life in Nyagatare is very hard.
I had time to hand over the preschool materials to the section officer who is the school administrator. I gave out; exercise books, Drawing books 3 dozens, Pencils 50, pens 10 erasers 6,2 sauce pans,2 basins, 48 plastic cups, 2 jugs,1 football ball, chalks 2 boxes, blackboard dusters, manila papers, Note books for teachers, red pens. The Children are happy playing with the ball, though the son is too hot as seen. Thanks to all our donors for the donations for gifts. They need to have classrooms.
RUBIRIZI PRESCOOL:
The journey started from Chq at 7.00 am on 04.09.2016 accompanied by Section Officer Captain Obed who is the school administrator. Candidate secretary/education Coordinator captain Damascene. And the journey was okay and we arrived at 9.30.a.m.and we got the children and the teachers waiting for us by singing and dancing. Rubirizi preschool is situatedose sponsoring them and making sure they are learning as other preschool.
NYAGATARE <GITURO PRESCOOL.
I arrived there at 10.30 a.m and I got the children learning English. It was wonderful to hear them read the words like jug cup. The section officer was able to introduce me to the children and the teachers and later I had time to speak to the children telling them the purpose of my visit. The Children were very happy to hear that I had brought them materials for learning because some had no book to write and even pens.
The place is the same as that of rwimiyaga, very dry and people are really running from the place to look for food and water for their families. They get water from very far and one Jeri can is 400 rwf. Which is too expensive? Even the section officer has to hire somebody to bring them water because the tank they have has no water and it needs repair before the rain starts.. So life in Nyagatare is very hard.
I had time to hand over the preschool materials to the section officer who is the school administrator. I gave out; exercise books, Drawing books 3 dozens, Pencils 50, pens 10 erasers 6,2 sauce pans,2 basins, 48 plastic cups, 2 jugs,1 football ball, chalks 2 boxes, blackboard dusters, manila papers, Note books for teachers, red pens. The Children are happy playing with the ball, though the son is too hot as seen. Thanks to all our donors for the donations for gifts. They need to have classrooms.
RUBIRIZI PRESCOOL:
The journey started from Chq at 7.00 am on 04.09.2016 accompanied by Section Officer Captain Obed who is the school administrator. Candidate secretary/education Coordinator captain Damascene. And the journey was okay and we arrived at 9.30.a.m.and we got the children and the teachers waiting for us by singing and dancing. Rubirizi preschool is situated
Preschool reporting 14.11.2014.
During reporting there is the sharing of bread with tea together.
Preschool Reporting going on with the Education Secretary Captain Dancille Mukafuraha and Finance Secretary Captain Leonard Nyongesa with the Section officers. We were checking on the following: Budget term 3 review, Budgets for 2015,Term activity, Financial Report, Attendance Records, Class Diary, Receipts books/balance sheets and all documentations. It was properly done and I say thank you to the Section Officers. Only one section Officer who did not turn for reporting for Gituro and John Gowans preschool.
Finance Secretary with section officer Kigali checking books for Rubirizi Preschool. Finance secretary was of help to us to assist in Finance journal.
Education secretary going through the books of Catherine Booth kayenzi with Section Officer Captain DamasceneCatherine Booth preschool monitoring visit part 2
Violet Nyongesa talking to the Children at Catherine Booth preschool
Damascene was at Catherine Booth preschool.
The Children received stickers from our friends in Australia :)
The children are now taking their delicious porridge wheat
mixed with millet to give the strength as the Sponsorship
Secretary watch them take the porridge. The cook is doing
a very nice work just to make sure the children are well fed.
and others are yet to be born
cook their Christmas gift and the Bonus and they went home smiling,
as seen from the Picture.
bonus to Mrs. leoncie Nyirahabimana and she was surprised because
she was not expecting that.
they are doing in the preschool.
and bonus for keeping our preschool children well by feeding them.
Monitoring visit to Catherine booth preschool, Kayenzi part 1
7.30.m. to Catherine Booth Preschool Kayenzi. We arrived
well and the teachers children and the Administrators
were really waiting for us.
and the Education Secretary. It was the first time Sponsorship
Secretary was visiting the Preschool to check on the projects.
Preschool term 1 report 25 April 2014
narrative and financial for the sponsored preschools
administration, teaching Finance Administration. Today was my last time to do so here in
Rwanda. Both Robert and I are so happy for all the capacity training we now see the result of,
when doing finance... I do believe all officers know what I mean, haha ;D
of the new Education Department and we hope that a new Sponsorship secreatary will
come to join the Project and Sponsorship team.
and income, deficiancy and gain... I´m so glad he can take part of this part of my work.
cash/ bank balance... so many things to do, but it helps us build transparency and
accountability. Don`t give up my friends, you are doing good
and health and it has great impact even on attendance, the children are healthier...
and they teach their families what them themselves learn in school. The same mini project
is going on at Catherine Booth prechool, now they have a wooden shelf where the tooth brushes
are personalised and each brush has its own space :)
connections within the dentist field, please send us some more. The health and hygiene
projects are definetely a hit!
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Stickers on the move
I love surprises and so do the children and teachers...
Everytime I get this yellow big A4 envelope, I know... Now Catherine Booth preschool will receive a treat.
Was I right this time? Oh, yes!
Two beautiful sticker albums, so nice for the teachers to use at preschool :)
When Section Officer comes in to my office to do term report, I will give it to him so he
can give the letter to the teachers and Children at Catherine Booth preschool :)
Teachers' fellowship 11 Dec 2013
transparency and accountability; how to ensure financial accurancy...
and of course to enjoy Christmas; enjoy each others company, give information, share
a meal together and assure our teachers they are doing a great job and give them a
Christmas gift; a calendar for the year 2014.
the report and so on...
"How to do Teachers evaluation" with Captain Dancille, new appointed Education Officer
-And if you see an e-pad... the officers here have been blessed by a donation for a project
that enabled us to buy and train to use this modern tool. It is nice, we can see it is really
making a change in work environment, the officers now can read books, send emails,
write documents, use the internet... and it is helping a lot.
We encourage them all to use it, so we hope they all will see the potential to help them in
their work so they continue to train to get the capacity to use it.
could also get some small gifts :) thanks to a small donation to Sponsorship department.
Copyright text and photos: Anna-Maria Tuftstrom
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Play time at Catherine Booth preschool
number song when I came, "one and two and three..."
So of course we did a photo shoot :) Smile!
All Children want to use them... so a couple of minutes each, then they switch driver...
Some of the girls showed me their Babies and pretended to be mothers.
In two weeks this school year will be over. In Catherine Booth preschool we have 27
six year olds that will "graduate" and get their preschool diploma.
In January they will go to Primary school and we will receive new three-year
olds to the preschool.
Have a wonderful day, all sponsors, we thank you for all the new playground
equipment and toys!
Anna-Maria/ Sponsorship Sec
Photos and text Anna-Maria Tuftstrom/The Salvation Army Rwanda and Burundi Command
Motor skills
some time to find good bikes, but now there arefour bikes in place at Catherine Booth preschool.
We have decorated them with the Salvation Army sticker, so they look nice.
Today, this is the only preschool with this Equipment. Thank you for providing this for the Children
You can see them in use in the blog entry "playtime at Catherine Booth preschool)
Photos and text; Anna-Maria Tuftström. May be used within the Salvation Army media and Sponsorship contact
Didactic materials is hard to find...
he had been informed of a little wood shop who makes some materials.
reporting done for term 1.
In Kigali there are no addresses like the ones I am used of in Sweden.
Here you get a phone number and someone will guide you to the house or
place you are looking for. That means you have to know the area well so
you can understand the directions...
Then a young man stands on the right side of the street with a phone to his
ear and points for us to turn right up a hill...
Behind a high fence we found the wood shop! This is like winning the lottery,
I tell you. I was very happy to find the place.
the toys looked so "happy" in the bright colors. Big outdoor carusells...
We were introduced to the owner and he showed us very proudly all the
things he was making together with his staff.
-like the one on the wall of Rwandan President Paul Kagame.
didactics materials and Captain Jean Damascene could tell him that
was where he had gotten the information, from local government education
officers in Kayenzi Sector.
in a preschool at home. In the preschools we support in Rwanda this
would be a blessing and often too expensive materials to buy.
about sizes and mass...
the type of animal written in kinyarwanda...
have in their playground and when we were invited to the metall shop there
was a seesaw (gungbräda in Swedish) for four children, two on each side
being constructed.
to leave when we saw some sign posts... A sign like this is what we are
looking for to put up at the new Corps Hall in Kigali, Batsinda.
Mr Francois, our Project Administrator was nice to pose beside it so we
can plan for getting one with the red shield.
This has been a very blessed day, the Captain said when we left.
With us we brought some materials, because of course we want to invest
and provide in Catherine Booth preschool, Kayenzi Corps and Section
- that is where Captain Jean Damascene is stationed. I agreed and said:
Yes, this has been a good day!
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Teacher´s Training - the very first in the Command
The Children protection Law that Rwanda has approved as law:
Good chairs and tables, books, routines, health and hygiene... Group activities and changing environment by moving furniture for different activities.
Also to make it nice outside, to plant trees and flowers and vegetables and to learn about nature science.
´They got the history, some teaching and the Mission as church...
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Dolls on the way!
She and her friends collected money and sold bread and did all sorts of contributions to be able to buy some dolls.
