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Got Matar, meaning
Bare Hilltop, lies in Bondo District. It is one
of Kenya’s poorest districts and the one that has
been most affected by AIDS. In 2002, local leaders
formed the
Got Matar Community Development Group to respond
to the crisis.
Recognizing that the community had “lost a
generation”, the Group decided to focus on improving
its children’s education. Members first set about
improving conditions in the 10 primary and
pre-primary schools in the area. In late 2006,
however, they decided to build a secondary school
with a capacity for 600 children who would otherwise
have had to leave their homes to continue their
education. Got Matar Secondary School is now
thriving, although still in need of additional
facilities if it is to offer the very best of
education in the District.
Since 2010, the Group has begun to create an
Institute of Technology, offering school leavers and
other adults in the community the opportunity to
learn practical skills. |
