Contact:
PDG Ray Adams
P.O.Box 308
EMERALD VIC 3782
The Tenderfoot self help school is a non-government community based project controlled by a board of concerned parents under the leadership of Esther Wamai, the head teacher. Esther started the school in 1996. The school aims to provide basic nursery and primary education to the eighth grade , homely skills, personal hygiene, food , clothes and love to children living in especially difficult circumstances.
The community of Kangemi has been directly affected by HIV/AIDS and as a consequence many children are homeless, orphaned or have only one parent. The school needs help to include the most needy children in its programs.
The school has recently relocated to a new building funded by donations from agencies around the world. The Rotary Club of Emerald and District has donated the school furniture and bus and in conjunction with Rotary Australia World Community Service Ltd (RAWCS) will continue supporting the project. AUD$275 will sponsor a child for 12 months .The sponsorship scheme will enable individual sponsorship , encourage correspondence from the student and provide updates by the school on the progress of the child.
