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| Friends competing during the 2013 Amayzing Race |
For her birthday in 2013, Ms. Carole Theuri asked for a
unique gift from her friends and family. Instead of the traditional presents,
she invited her friends to give in a creative manner. Carole initiated a challenge called: “The Amayzing Race,”
where her friends would work in teams to compete against each other in
overcoming various obstacles. All
together, the event raised Ksh. 100,000, which Carole donated to PACE last year
to support the transport needs of the volunteers.
On January 14th, 2014, Carole visited Uhuru
Primary and North Highridge, two schools served by PACE volunteers in Nairobi.
At Uhuru Primary, Carole interacted with the teachers and
students after meeting the principal, Mr. Lusimbo. He reported that the
volunteers had helped fill gaps within their teaching capacity. He also
mentioned that the reading clubs initiated by PACE and Newspapers in Education
had improved their students’ reading comprehension. He was encouraged by the
PACE team’s new strategy to target the ABCs (Absence, Behavior Change and
Coursework) in order to improve the students’ learning.
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| Ms. Carole Theuri(left) poses will Mr. Lusimbo, Headmaster of Uhuru Estate Primary School and PACE Founder, Peggy Mativo (left) |
Later in the day, the team visited North Highridge Primary
where she met with Mrs. Monicah Muchiri and Mrs. Margaret (the new
headteacher). In addition to the PACE volunteers, this school received furniture
and paint donation from the area MP through the Tim Wanyonyi Foundation in 2013.
Carole and the team toured
the school as the new volunteers underwent a school orientation session.
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| Carole Theuri, Kimberly Molo and Mrs. Muchiri addressing Class 6 students |
In the recently released national examination results, North
Highridge Primary posted a mean score increase of 24 points from 226 points in
2012 to 250 points in 2013. They look
forward to even better performance in the coming year.
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Class 6 students in North Highridge participate in activity led by the visitors |
The North Highridge teachers commended the PACE volunteers on their outstanding
performance, having played a big role in strengthening the academic
performance. Mrs, Muchiri said: “I have no words to express my gratitude for
the work that PACE has done for us.”
Ms. Carole Theuri(@noni_ct) is a Kenyan intellectual property lawyer.
To learn more about PACE and our work, please visit our website or contact pmativo(at)pacekenya.or.ke
