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SAINT MARK CATHOLIC PARISH – Ol Moran
Catholic Diocese of Nyahururu (Laikipia County, Kenya)

HIGHLIGHTS

DEVELOPMENT OF TUMAINI ACADEMY
The Parish School Tumaini Academy is growing not only in number of pupils, but also in terms of quality education and facilities.

Currently, the school is developing some important facilities:

• The STORE for the new kitchen and for the School Farm (donated by Fondazione Costruttori di Solidarieta’, Italy)
• A new block for FOUR CLASSROOM. Firstly one classroom only will be completed (donated by the City of Jesolo, Italy, Sand Nativity 2022). The school is raising funds for completing also the other three classrooms.
• The BASKETBALL COURT, cemented, for the School Sports Project (donated by Treviso Veccio Basket, Italy, in memory of President Ciccio Pin).
• SCHOOL FURNITURE: tables, seats, double decker beds, three energy saving stoves, solar system for the Boarding & Rescue Centre facilities (donated by Rotary Club Jesi, Italy, in cooperation with Rotary Club Nyeri, and International Rotary Foundation).

DEANERY CATECHISTS TRAINING

Ol Moran Parish is committed to offering occasional CATECHISTS TRAINING organized by Ng’arua Deanery.
In August 2023 a group of 19 Junior Catechists from the five Parishes of Ng’arua Deanery completed their basic training and graduated.
On the same line of work, Ng’arua Deanery also published new Prayer Books in Swahili and English languages, meant for families, Small Christian Communities, groups, associations, schools, as well as for personal prayer.

OL MORAN CAMPUS: FORMAZIONE PROFESSIONALE PER INSEGNANTI
Hekima House has hosted professional upgrade training for teachers on a school based program fduring the holiday weeks since Decemer 2022. The training are offered by Kiamariga Teachers Training College, from Karatina, Nyeri. From January 2024, Ol Moran Campus will also offer the full program for professional teachers training (Diploma in P1 and ECDE).

PARISH FARM PROJECTS
The Parish Farm is one of the activities for self-reliance of Ol Moran Parish, which is also offering to the local community ideas and technical experience for local farming activities.

Lately, Ol Moran Parish Farm has been developing two new activities:

• DRIP IRRIGATION for both vegetables and fuit trees, making use of harvested rain water as well as of the Parish Bore Hole.
• BEEKEEPING: this activity started with a specific training of some members of the staff. Therefore, the first 20 beehives have been posed into two new apiaries, that can host up to 40 beehives each, for production of honey and other wax items.

5xTHOUSAND FOR OL MORAN AND TUMAINI ACADEMY

To allocate the 5xmille to support the Ol Moran Mission and the Tumaini Academy primary school, indicate the TAX CODE of the Mwanga Onlus Association 92246800285 in the tax return form.
Info on www.mwanga.it