Opening of the new Vanessa Grant Trust Girls College

The VANESSA GRANT TRUST (VGT) is a UK registered charity established to fund and support educational projects in Rongai, Kenya. Educational opportunities in Kenya tend to favour boys. Many girls, on completing primary education, are forced to drop out and are expected to return home to help on the farm until a suitable husband is found and a wedding arranged. Even if girls are keen to continue with their education, a lack of funds will limit their chances of doing so. The result is that fewer girls proceed to secondary education.With the full support of the Ministry of Education, the Trust is developing an elite secondary boarding college for girls situated about 2kms from Rongai on about 15 acres of flat land. The College will cater for about 360 girls. The new Science Department at the Vanessa Grant Girls College, which was sponsored by pupils, parents, staff and friends of Brambletye,has now opened. The building was constructed using hand made bricks on site.

   
   
 

Posted on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 by Brambletye Admin

 

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