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ISENGE CLUB PROJECTS IN ZAMBIA AND SENEGAL:

Ongoing Isenge Club projects:

Zambia:

1. Preparing school lunches for schoolchildren in the PUUSTI Catering canopy at school. Funds will be provided to the school to purchase supplies against a receipt. For this purpose, Isenge Club has an account for School Lunch.

At present, there are funds for about 1½ years of operation. If the number of students increases, the situation will change.

2. Supply of electricity to the built-up agglomeration: We strive to ensure that there is sufficient electricity for the school, teachers' apartments and the shopping center. Currently, the three-month decline has been around 109 euros. After paying the electricity bill, we require that we receive the receipts immediately. For this purpose, the Isenge Club has an account with Isenge Electricity.

At present, the funds are sufficient for about 1½ years.

Senegal:

No ongoing projects Project opportunities raised in the discussion in Zambia and Senegal:

We have not expressed any commitment on behalf of the Isenge Club to the next project opportunities in this entity.

Zambia:

1.Elderly persons home

The idea of ​​a small nursing home on the side of the school and the Pellina Shopping Mall that came up in the discussion aroused positive interest among numerous Zambians. The matter is under investigation and in the Teams group we agreed that our member with the longest practical experience in elderly care, Tapani Pietilä, will act as the person preparing the case. If the project is implemented, a separate account has been set up for this purpose, which has already accumulated funds. In the follow-up study, we will be informed of the construction costs and we can consider the necessary actions. We are currently awaiting the opinion of the authorities on Zambia. If the project does not materialize, the accumulated funds will be available for other jointly approved development activities in accordance with the agreement.

2. Borehole

To our surprise, it was revealed that the LELU borehole built in 2009 is no longer operational. Our assumption has been that the well is very necessary. We agreed on Pertti Koivunen, who was trained in drilling techniques, as the person responsible for gathering information on the mining issue. First, we want to hear what has gone wrong with the well and how progress could be made. We will actively keep you informed of the progress. There are currently no funds for the construction of the well. Senegal

3. Wall
The principal of the Mamadou Lamine Fall Gollège school has proposed that a wall of about 800 meters be built around the school to secure its operation. The matter is being clarified. We have provided the French-language bulletin requested from Senegal to the Senegalese Ministry of Education. The message describes the situation and inquires about the possibility for the state to contribute to the costs. The schools we have built in both Zambia and Senegal are currently accepted as part of the state school system, but only in Senegal does the state take care of e.g. on the payment of salaries to 8 teachers in the school. The matter is being clarified. On behalf of the Isenge Club, Pertti Koivunen has prepared a cost estimate for the wall according to the original proposal, but we will not publish that information until we receive a state statement on its possibilities to participate in the project. We will actively keep you informed of the progress. There are currently no funds to build the wall.

Projects of other actors in Zambia and Senegal:

Zambia

1. Development of information technology

The project will be implemented with the help of a grant granted by Gofore Plc in autumn 2017.

The project only got off to a good start thanks to the interest rate virus, as due to changes in working conditions, the company announced that it would have the opportunity to allocate human resources for its operations.

The Isenge Club will act as a facilitator in this project as we have a slightly better knowledge of local conditions.

There is a separate account among the Isenge Club accounts for the project, and to our surprise we have noticed that some individuals have begun to support this activity on their own by allocating funds to the school to hire an at-teacher. The teacher's monthly salary for currently 35 weekly lessons is about 51 euros.