Because Father Ntaiyia Jubilee School is in Narok Kenya, and was to start operation while I am ministering in the US, I employed a retired school teacher, a family man who is respected in the community, to start the school for me. He has had a lot of experience in setting up new schools. He was qualified to proceed with the various essential tasks: initiating extensive contact within my main target Maasai communities allowing for the eventual opening of the school. Since parents and guardians have the responsibility for the children we had to reach them by having announcements regarding the opening of Father Ntaiyia Jubilee School made in other schools where children carried the message home; open air meetings known as Baraza in Kiswahili where the people who attended them took the news on the new school to others at home; through local leaders who meet people during their official functions and through announcements in Churches where the faithful took the news to others at homes. I also had posters made for announcements that were posted in public places like schools, medical centers, shops, post offices, and Churches. Oral communication is very effective for us because many people may not know how to read and may not have radios. Because of the good reputation during my term in the Diocesan High School that I started in Lemek Narok in 1987 and that I was known in most of the places I went to recruit the boys for the High School, the name Father Ntaiyia has up to now been associated with a good learning environment and therefore it was not challenging to encourage children to come to my school.
How will you accept/encourage children to come to your school? Is there some sort of network?
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