St Charles Lwanga School (SCL) progress facilitated by Inverness County Cares (ICC) and Chalice during 2016-17

  • SCL received a monthly budget to cover simple and healthy food and nutrition for the students.
  • ICC reached its $60,000 fundraising goal, which was matched by Chalice Canada.
  • ICC member, Betty Jane Cameron, a nurse/midwife and music teacher, spent six weeks at SCL mentoring, teaching music and organizing ground work for a school safety policy.
  • ICC member, Rev. Duncan MacIsaac, then parish priest in Inverness and Broad Cove, spent ten days at SCL, celebrating Eucharist with staff and students as well as counseling and mentoring.
  • While in Kenya, Betty Jane and Fr. Duncan participated in a school evaluation day with representatives of Chalice and SCL with a vision of future development.
  • ICC and Chalice contributed to the funeral expenses student of Stanley Wanjala, who died in March 2017.
  • Forty-three students graduated from SCL and three merited scholarships to continue with university studies.
  • ICC requested and received a formal Child Protection Policy from the SCL administration.
  • ICC continued to work co-cooperatively with students at Dalbrae Academy who fund-raised for SCL
  • ICC and Chalice representatives met twice to plan and develop our partnership to best help SCL.
  • Much needed new toilets and wash areas were built at SCL and the older ones upgraded.
  • ICC and Chalice budgeted $1500 to have preliminary planning drafted on developing a new space and rural school for the SCL students.
  • ICC, outside our regular fundraising, solicited sufficient funding to purchase five acres of land. The new school property of ten acres will cost of $30,000.
  • ICC members and associates provided scholarships to SCL graduates for further studies.
  • ICC and Chalice continued to fund infirmary medications, school uniforms and supplies including textbooks, pens and pencils, lab supplies and fees associated with internet and telephone access.
  • ICC has developed its own website (invernesscountycares.com) as well as the SCL website (lwangachildren.com), keeping both current on a monthly basis.
  • Brothers of St. Charles Lwanga built a new chapel for the SCL students.