Have a look under our Current Projects to see how wonderfully the new first floor classrooms have turned out and look, a folding wall to make two classrooms one big space! New desks and chairs too.

Thanks to the artistic skills of Trustee Karen Owens, we now have a supply of Under the Mango Tree tea towels. These are selling well at talks and visits and if you would like to purchase any please contact us. Donations of £4 each are welcome (plus postage if required).

The children at Timboni have been lucky to receive some Everton kits, the donation facilitated by a couple who have been very generous in their support of Under the Mango Tree. We all thank them. Don't the boys look smart in front of the goal post? We could do with some footballs now... uninflated of course! These will be taken in suitcases when the Trustees and friends visit Timboni in January 2020. Please contact us if you can help.

April 2019

It was a pleasure to present to two groups on the same evening with Gordon meeting the Norley Womens Institute and Angela with Lorraine as backup, meeting the Mothers Union in Weaverham.

There were some interesting questions: what medical treatment do the children receive? How are school uniforms afforded? Do we speak to children in UK schools about the lives of Kenyan school children? Have children access to spectacles? What happens after primary school?

Tuesday 23rd April, 2019 from 10am - 1pm

Santander, Witton Street, Northwich

Come and see us in Santander where we will be talking to customers about the children of Timboni School whilst

raising funds selling coffee, cakes and books. We have done this a number of times now and we thank the staff of our local bank for their generosity.

Fabulous news, the two new second floor classrooms are under construction and are progressing well. The roof was added before the heavy rains which has saved a lost of time and frustration. We are looking at a completion date in May, well before the summer holidays.

With the funding completed for the build work, there is also additional funding coming through from generous supporteres and this has enabled us to order 70 desks and 2 teacher work stations. We do ask for tenders for such additional materials but invariably order the furniture from Methodist Church Kenya Community Centre;  established by the Methodist Church in Kenya in 1980 with "a view to assist the needy through training, and other programs". The workshops provide training and employment opportunties for marginalised young men. It also means that the money sent from the UK enters the local economy and helps to support many families in a small way.