Schools in Kenya opened on 4th January 2011 after a long x-mas seasons. There was happiness and jubilations after Johari foundation in conjunction with sight aid international organized free eye check up for the children at Githigi primary school. Githigi School is one of the 9 schools which Johari foundation network with; it is located in the rural area of Kandara about 3 hours drive from Nairobi City Centre. The eye check up was held on 6th & 7th January. 230 children were checked in both days, this was to make sure that they are medically fit as they start 2011. Githigi primary has an enrollment of 1170 pupils with 20 staffs, which implies that every staff teaches about 58 pupils.
The school is dilapidated and its windows and floor is unkept. The area is very poor with many of the children surviving with one meal per day. Due to high poverty level some children are infected by jiggers and other disease causing organism. Johari foundation will strive to improve the well being of children by provision of necessary services for the betterment of the society.
