Q: How do you build a school in a third world country? A: You first build relationships.
Whether we were looking for contractors, talking to existing schools, or working with the Kenyan government at the Ministry of Education, we have learned that nothing moves forward in this country without first forming relationships.
Ministry of Education:
It was nothing more than a two room shack overflowing with clunky desks, chairs, and filing cabinets. Yet somehow in this tin hut, the Ministry of Education office, we were supposed to learn all the regulations that the Kenyan government requires for its schools. As we struggled to maneuver into a comfortable position between our chairs and the furniture, getting down to business would not take place until we were able to take the necessary time needed to get to know the director we were speaking with. Once the relationship was established we then were able to move forward.
While the Ministry could not offer any official documents to show what the government requires for their schools they did offer the advice, help in understanding the necessary process of registering a school, and the willingness to walk along side the school, once built, to ensure all is being done to their "standard".
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