Immanuel Kindergarten ~ Charity Number 1122571

Charity Number 1122571

Every penny donated goes directly to the Kindergarten.

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The Begining

Esther with one of the first classes of Immanuel Kindergarten in 1986

When the Rev Seme Solomona became Bishop of Yei and moved there in the 1980's his wife Esther Poni Solomona started a small Kindergarten in the vestry of the Cathedral. The people of Yei had to leave in a hurry in the early 1980s leaving behind everything. After years of civil war the children and families returned from being refugees in Uganda. They had moved several times each time leaving behind most of their possessions. When they returned to Yei to re build their lives Esther and her Mothers Union Collegues re started the Kindergarten but they had only a delapidated hut for a school. The children deserved a new start and so Immanuel Kindergarten Charity was set up to work in partnership with the families of Yei in South Sudan to build a school for the the young children.

The First Building

The delapidated building that was used to educate young children when the families returned to Yei in 2002

Empty dark rooms were not a good environment in which to learn

Fundraising was started in 2006 and the first £2,000 was raised.
The foundations were dug and laid.

The first charity donation was handed over by Carolyn Murray in 2007
Bricks were made locally.

All the community helped.

Then the building started

Slowly the building began to take shape.
Money continued to be raised.

By 2009 £30,000 had been donated and the building was completed.
Novemeber 2009 the building was officially opened.

Great celebrations as the ribbon was cut!

The New Building 2009

Three classrooms and an office.
One of the new classrooms

Esther (The first Head teacher and Miriam (the head teacher at the time) with children .
The children entering the classrooms for the first time...

Great excitement!!

So much space

Light and airy rooms.
The children showing Esther their new classroom.

Some rooms even had chairs and tables.

Rainwater Tanks 2011

Storage of water from the roof means staff don't have to search for water to cook with and wash dishes etc. There is still need for a bore hole on site for drinking water.
Outdoor Play equipment 2011

The children are delighted with their new merry go round!
New solar panel 2012

A small amount of solar power means its possible to have a security light and power to charge a laptop.

A new hall 2014

Construction has started for the new hall
Official opening 2015

The new hall is ready for the new academic year!
A new well 2015

A happy staff show of their bore hole making it less expensive to access clean drinking water. Now they need more solar panels and a pump to make the bore hole safe and keep free from contamination.