Dear Friends of Makeni,
Here is another brief newsletter about the work of Makeni Ecumenical Centre:
1. Enrolments for the new year for the Pre School and Primary School of the Centre are now completed - 40 children were enrolled in the Pre School, and 325 children in the 7 classes of the Primary School.
2. The examination results for the Senior Electronics Course,
whose students sat for the government examinations in January
1999 have just been announed by the department of Technical
Education & Vocational Training. Our results are rather
better this year than previous years, we are glad to announce. 29
students sat for the final examinations for the Electronics Craft
Certificate. 116 examinations in all were written.The Centre had
to pay the examination fees as students could not afford them.
The Centre will have to withhold certificates until studentsa
have
reimbursed the Centre for the fees. 14 students obtained passes
in all subjects. 7 students have to re-sit for one subject only.
8 students have to re-sit for two subjects. 18 credits (60-69%),
23 merits (70-79%) and 19 distinctions (80-100%) were earned.
Practicals scored by far the highest, Mathematics the poorest.
3. The Centre was shocked to discover that a recent government regulation demands that employers must pay 3 months salary in retirement benefits for every year worked by employees. Since most of our employees have worked at the Centre for many, many years, the financial consequences of this ruling are most serious for the Centre. Government passed this legislation because it can not provide pensions for retired people.
All for now! Thank you for all your support!
Yours in Christ,
Fr Pierre J Dil / Hon. Chairman
Very Revd Canon Pierre J Dil,