Derby-based Develop Training has welcomed home three of its colleagues who have recently returned after embarking on a project to change the lives of communities in Nakuru, Kenya.
Part of the JTL Group, Develop Training is a leading provider of Compliance, Technical and Safety training.
The project, in partnership with Derby County Community Trust (DCCT) and African Adventures, saw the team from Develop work with limited resources to develop utility systems that will help to improve the lives of Nakuru communities and their children by installing systems that deliver clean water and sanitation.
The team, comprised of Danny Connor, Daryll Garavan and Michele Clark (pictured l-r) worked with the wider team of 70 volunteers alongside the local community to improve and install new toilet facilities.
Some of the schools in the community host over 5,000 students with as little as two toilets, it said, exacerbating the problems surrounding young girls missing out on schooling due to not having sanitary supplies or adequate toilet systems, the provider said.
Develop Training’s long-term plan is to train the community to enable them to maintain and sustain the equipment and systems installed independently for decades to come.
Daryll Garavan, operational training manager at Develop Training, said: “The Kenya Project was an eye-opening experience that allowed us to give children, who originally wouldn’t have had access to schooling, the opportunity for an education. It was an honour to be able to lay down the foundations and legacy for accessible education in a community where it will have a huge positive impact. Working with local builders to improve the utilities systems at the five schools we visited at times felt like a drop in the ocean – however, we were all immensely proud to see how grateful the community was and how such a small sacrifice for us made such a positive difference to their lives.”
An information evening is being held at Derby County Football Club, Pride Park, Derby, on Thursday 14th July. If you would like to attend the information evening, please register your interest at www.derbycountycommunitytrust.com/fundraising-and-events/rams-kenya. If you are interested in booking into the 2023 trip, please visit www.african-adventures.co.uk/rams-in-kenya-2023.