Project Stedfast
We can do it, with your help, we will do it
With the 125th anniversary of The Boys' Brigade approaching in 2008, the 51st and 3 other local companies, 5th Livingston, 56th Edinburgh and 1st Loanhead companies, to celebrate the event by undertaking a international project that reached outward.
The project is to help the Boys’ and Girls’ Brigade Companies at Kerarapon Parish Church, Kenya to establish a school. The initial target of the project was £33,629.00 or 4,250,000 ksh (Kenya Shillings), however due to the incredible fundraising success we have added an extension to the project to have a facility for disabled children to be taught within mainstream education.
Further information can be found within the updates listed below.
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November 2008 Update
published : 19 Nov 2008Following a project group visit to the school in Novemeber - we are able to report first hand of the excellent progress with the school. 3 Teachers. over 50 kids. 6 classrooms. Disabled centre nearing completion.
Enjoy the video...
Progress of the Disabled Centre...
published : 31 Aug 2008Feb 2008
The foundation and walls are complete. Work was stopped due to the Kenya election troubles as costs of materials and transport rose.
April 2008
The roof goes on
July 2008
Rev Iain visits to review progress and things are going very well!
A small number of officers have a trip planned in November 2008. So expect to see further pictures then.
The Big Match : Kenya vs Scotland
published : 28 Aug 2008Back in Feb, while visiting the school we were challenged to a football game from the Boys Brigade companies...
Conditions were difficult for the travelling Scottish Select team - heat, dehydration but mainly lack of any ability and fitness. With Stuart Dalgleish missing due to illness, we had to sub him for saruni - shame we weren't playing basketball!
The Suswa Girls
published : 24 Aug 2008In the south of the rift valley is the Suswa Girls Orphanage. The project was introduced to the orphanage by the captain of the Girls Brigade. She is an elder at the church which the school is attached to. Her and her husband Daniel took the group who visited Kenya in Feb 2008. What a visit.
The video below is a chance to see them - they put on some entertainment when we arrived - singing and dancing.
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Project Stedfast February 2008 Update Video
Project Stedfast Promotional Video
The Edinburgh Playhouse has very kindly agreed to allow the project have a bucket collection before and after perfomances of the fantastic show Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The dates we have been offered are : Sunday 16th December - Saturday 22nd December. Watch this space for announcements of details.Livingston Football Club have stepped in to help, boys and officers will be doing a bucket collection on 2nd Jan at the home game against Dunfermline, again details of transport will be announced shortly.
In May 2007 Paul Thomson and Iain Anderson along with friends from the 77 fitness club walked the West Highland Way one of the oldest and longest walk ways in Scotland. The raised £300 for the project.Report and Pictures >>>