Our partners in Kising'a decided this year to send all new sponsored students to Kilolo Star Vocational school. 12 students are attending in Kilolo, about 25 km from Kising'a, and studying tailoring, carpentry, and masonry as well as learning some english and introduction to computers. Kilolo Star was founded by Ron Reed, a public attorney from California, who designed his own drilling rig and started a well drilling school and operation. Both the vocational school and well drilling are heavily subsidized by Ron as he gets them established and sustainable. I have been fortunate to overlap with Ron this trip and we have been working together on video content for secondary schools, well rehabilitation business models, and well drilling. Kilolo Star drilled the Ihimbo dispensary wells for St Paul Partners. I visited Kilolo Star today with Ron and a video crew doing a documentary for PBS.
The students were all hard at work the whole time we were there and I met with the computer teacher and helped set up some Kiswahili basic computer guides that she can use to teach her students. Students continue at Kilolo Star for 2 years and should be learning a valuable skill that they can use for employment.
Kilolo Star WebsiteBlog of last years visit to Kilolo Star5 of our sponsored Kising'a students
The sewing machines hard at work. Chapa kazi
Tracing a pattern, looks like for a school uniform
The boy tightening the vice is from Kising'a
Gluing primary school desks
Computer lab with XP, 500 MB RAM, 2 GHz P4, 35 GB HD machines
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