| The primary school which comprises 11 classes, including 3 preschool classes and Grades 1 to 8, is currently attended by 419 children. There are 19 teachers working at the school. Compared to its peer group of primary schools in the Nyaburu catchment area, the Voice of Hope primary school is performing well in 2022 and at Grade 8 has topped the charts of the 22 schools in the area in the term 1 and term 2 exams, with the girls coming top in the individual pupils’ rankings in both sets of exams. It has only recently established a class at Grade 8 and so this is a highly creditable achievement by Voice of Hope school and augurs well for the future. Daniel Ochieng, who is the founder and driving force in this project, has been heavily involved over the years in planting churches. He has a heart for the practical needs of those in this community which is a remote and generally deprived area with little or no economic development. There is a happy atmosphere among the children attending the school both in the classrooms and in the play areas within the grounds. Daniel and his team care for the children as family and this comes across in the assembly hall, in the classroom and on the site. The children are taught the truths of the Christian faith by a pastor and a team of teachers who walk the talk in the way they do their jobs. When the children reach secondary school age some of them go to the government secondary school which is not too far away and a few who show real academic ability are sent to boarding school. The number going to boarding school is limited by available finance, but it is encouraging to see the vision of the leaders to empower capable youngsters from a very poor and rural environment to better themselves because of the education they have received. |
