Steven’s story
Belgrove Primary School in rural Lemongo was purpose built in 2005, through a joint NGO initiative, to provide primary
education for children living in extremely remote areas of Kajiado South. The school provides an excellent standard of
primary education and provides three meals a day for all children which they would not normally receive at home. The
problem here is that many of these children must still travel extremely long journeys of over 16km a day to attend,
across terrain that is both prone to flooding and also wildlife hazards. This is a major issue for the school, evidenced
by the fact that 67 children dropped out completely last year as a result of these unsustainable travel distances. In
order for this school to be able to fully support all the children living in remote areas, there is a need for
accommodation.
