Before COVID19, Promise Primary was growing rapidly, filling all nursery and primary classes with over 300 students and expecting nearly 50 boarding students for the higher grades.  The original kitchen where morning porridge, lunch, and teachers food consisted of a simple sheet metal shelter and a pot suspended on 3 rocks over a fire.  The food and grain stores were in rooms in the office.  Rainy and windy weather was a real challenge.  Bless the cooking staff for keeping up under those conditions.  The pandemic shut down allowed time for a solution however.

Besides necessity, upgrading the kitchen was a pending requirement of the school registration process.  Therefore, a 15′ by 30′, 4 room building was built which features a large well ventilated and lit cooking area, a food pantry, a room for maize and bean bulk storage, a cooks residence room, and 45′ of covered veranda for kids and firewood to stay out of the rain.  Three large wood burning efficient cooking stoves were installed.  The cooking staff will be ready when school is allowed to open.

Here is the old kitchen….

This project was completed for under $10,000.  School Director Noah put in a lot of hands on work and management to insure cost efficiency.  Thank you all for your prayers and support.