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Africa Online Assists in Rehabilitating Of Noigam Primary School
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On Friday 25th September 2009, Africa Online in partnership with Telkom South Africa officially
handed over Noigam Primary School in Kitale, Kenya to the local community. The ceremony
commemorated the opening of the school's rehabilitated classrooms, fencing of the school's
compound and donation of new desks.
Speaking about the initiative at the function, Africa Online's acting CEO Shiletsi Makhofane said, "We
are here to officially handover the school to the local community. We are glad that we as Africa
Online have been able to positively touch another life and ensure that these children are able to
continue with their education in a decent environment enabling them to realize their future goals."
He added that Africa Online was committed to creating partnerships with the communities where
the company operates. "Our goal is to match the needs of the community with specific interventions
that will leave a lasting impact." He said.
Mr. Makhofane said the assistance was a gift to the school for accommodating those affected by the
2007 post election violence. "We decided to rehabilitate the school infrastructure to reciprocate
your hospitality to IDPs." said the Ag. CEO.
Noigam Primary school hosted over 40,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) during the post
election violence that erupted in early 2008.
Like many other schools affected by the post election violence, the students of Noigam primary had
been learning in temporary mud walled classrooms that were no longer fit for use. It was against
this background that Africa Online Holdings stepped in and donated a total of over one million
Kenya Shillings to the Catholic Diocese of Kitale to assist in the re-building of the school.
Also present at the ceremony was Ken Munyi, AfOL Kenya General Manager Ken Munyi and AfOL
Kenya's Board of Director Ambassador Mwenyengela Ngali.
AfOL Holdings Ag. CEO Shiletsi Makhofane plants a tree at Noigam Primary School to
commemorate the day.
AfOL Holdings Ag. CEO Shiletsi Makhofane and Bishop Maurice Anthony
Crowley of the Catholic Diocese of Kitale unveil the plaque.
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