Vice Patron: We would like to say a huge thank you to Sheila Ravenscroft, John Peel's wife, for agreeing to follow in John's footsteps and to continue to support the KST and to become our first vice patron. Thank you also to Sarah Beeny, who has also very kindly agreed to become a vice-patron. At the age of 24 Sarah set up her own property development company and is now the presenter on her own prime time Channel 4 show Property Ladder.

Our Goals
The KariandusiSchool Trust has been set up for the advancement of education amongst children and young people in the Rift Valley of Kenya. In December 2003, the Trust was registered with the Charity Commissioners for England and Wales (Registered Charity No 1101103). Bit by bit it is hoped that the KST can refurbish the schools of the local area, increasing the catchment areas of each and the number of pupils who can be educated at the schools. The task is endless and depends on the generous donations of sponsors and the hard work of a dedicated team.

A Grass Routes Approach
All the Trustees are volunteers and the moneys raised go back to the grassroots rather than to support expensive admin. To date KST has managed to raise enough funding to complete two schools in the RiftValley. The first school, the Kariandusi Primary School, which gives its name to the trust was finished in January 2005, a year ahead of the original schedule. The second, a much largest project was Langalanga primary School, which was finally completed and opened in September 2006.

Liaison with Langalanga Scholarship Fund (LLSF)

The Langalanga Scholarship Fund (http://www.langalanga.org.uk) was first registered with the Charity Commissioners for England and Wales in March 1999 (Charity number 1076360). It assists with the payment of school and further education fees of bright, underprivileged boys and girls from the area around Gilgil in the Rift Valley and Central Provinces of Kenya. In the early years the Fund only paid for the education through secondary school of children who attended five harambee (self help) primary schools where the trustees had a prior interest. As the Fund grew bigger so did the number of schools from which scholarships are awarded. There are now twenty primary schools in the scheme.

The close liaison that exists between KST and LLSF is now proving to be a powerful influence for good in the area. There is a greater understanding of the value for education amongst the poorest and a realisation amongst those in positions of responsibility that these two charities are here to stay. There is a long way to go but a start has been made.