The Lokusero Secondary School is located in the Laikipia North District in Kenya’s Rift Valley province. It is approximately a four hour drive, north of Nairobi. The fate of hundreds of children from the Maasai and Mukogodo people, Lokusero and the larger Il Ngwesi area has potentially changed with the opening of the Lokusero Secondary School.
In the past, the area did not have a nearby secondary school which sadly meant that parents who could not afford to send their children to far away boarding schools were left with no choice but to have their children’s education discontinued after their primary school education. The effects of this have been hard hitting because the illiteracy level in the area is high. The community has as a result missed leaders who could have represented them in both county and national governments, due to a lack of academic credentials.
Former Lewa Wildlife Conservancy tour guide Kip ole Polos is from Il Ngwesi and has witnessed what effect the lack of a secondary school has had on his community. Hence when a visitor named Anne Bent asked how best she could be of help to Lewa’s neighbouring communities, he did not hesitate to request for the funding of a secondary school in his home area.
Anne Bent has since generously donated to the construction of the school via The Nature Conservancy (TNC). Partnering with Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT), TNC and the people of Il Ngwesi, Lewa spearheaded the construction of the school. It is now complete and welcomed its first students at the start of 2015. The school currently has 150 students.
The school has spacious classrooms, a dining hall, kitchen, teachers’ houses and student boarding facilities.
The school is now urgently in need of a library/ICT building. The cost of construction is in the region of £15,000. A quotation for the building works has been sent to Mrs Margaret Lesuuda, our role model and educationist in the area. She is currently getting in touch with a local Rotary Club in the Laikipia District to join the Rotary Club of Westminster West to deliver this project. It may not be necessary for the Rotary Club of Westminster West to fund the whole project as other co-sponsors may chip in. The community for instance will donate readily available sand, water and unskilled labour.
The Rotary Club of Westminster West iorganised an International Evening on 6th August 2016 to raise funds for the school library. The event was well attended - over 100 Rotarians and Guests turned up.
Approximately £3000 was raised. The final figure will be known in the next few weeks.
The Rotarians of Westminster West thank all those who attended for their generosity and camaraderie.
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At the RI Presidential Peace Conference Dinner on 9 February 2024, President Gordon McInally inducted a new member - Rhea Ramanand, handed over a cheque for 6,400 euros to the club and presented a Positive Peace Award to PP Tarja Inovaara.
moreThis Diwali lunch also served as a fund raiser for the St Elizabeth Lureko Girls Secondary School in Mumias, Kenya.
moreThis was an annual gathering of the club with district officers but we were suprised by the High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire
moreImmendiate Past President Gina Langton handed over the chain of office to Preisdent Nishma Acharya on 28 June 2023
moreThe Club was honoured to welcome DG Francis at its meeting on 1st July 2020. This was the first official visit by the DG to a club in the District. The incoming President H.E. Amb Julius Moto was handed the chain of office by outgoing President Anna.
moreThe Club is holding a hybrid meeting - where six members are meeting in a socially distanced manner and the rest are joining the meeting via zoom.
moreThe club held its annual Christmas Lunch in the Jubilee Room of the Bbar. President Mark Kelly presided.
moreThis is a District 1130 Peace Committee initiative led by members of the Rotary Club of Westminster West who are past or present officials of the UN and the Commonwealth. Members from other Clubs were inducted after a 2 day Peace Building Workshop.
moreFebruary is Rotary's Peace & Conflict Prevention Month. Moreover 23 Feb is Rotary's 117th Birthday. The Queen completed 70 years of service on 6th Feb 2022. This Peace Seminar Commemorates all three milestones.
moreThis project entails the provision of equipment and materials to a Vocational School in Uganda to train ex-Child Soldiers and School Dropouts.
moreLondon Rotarians participated in a global, 24-hour continuous, live broadcast of music, art and remembrance on 6th August, 2020, to mark the 75thAnniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
moreJoin Rotary in the spirit of Diplomacy, Diversity, Inclusivity, Opportunity, Community, Sustainability, Tenacity and Credibility.
moreThe Rotary Club of Westminster West collaborated with The Commonwealth Resounds and The Purcell School of Music to arrange a programme of Drumming Performances during the week in which Commonwealth Heads of Government met in London.
moreThe Club holds its annual Christmas Lunch in December and invites all friends of the Club to attend as well.
moreThis page lists some of the visits by members of the Rotary Club of Westminster West to other Rotary Clubs around the World.
moreOn 14th March 2018, the Club held a Social Evening comprising Members, their Spouses or Partners, Friends and two New Recruits.
moreWestminster West had a special dinner for its members on 28 June 2019 at the International Maritime Organisation - which is the only UN Agency in the UK. The Drinks Reception & Dinner was hosted by President Juvenal Shiundu and his wife Mrs Rose Shiundu.
moreDG Mike Wren paid the traditional annual visit to the Club and was accompanied by his wife Teresa.
moreRev Fr Patrick Murunga is a Catholic Priest from Kakagema County in Kenya. He has come as a temp priest to a church in the UK. He visited the Club to collect a gift of Encyclopedias for the St Elizabeth Lureko Girls Secondary School in Kakagema County.
moreRotarian Mrs Anna Croghan was inducted on 1st November 2017 at the Meeting of the Club which was held at Browns in Cardinal Place, Victoria.
moreIncoming President Dr Josephine Ojiambo took over as President of the Rotary Club of Westminster West from Outgoing President Angela Campbell on 21 June 2017.
moreThe Club's 70th Anniversary fell on 2nd March 2015. The Club held a Black Tie Gala Dinner on this day to Celebrate this event.
moreThe Club has raised funds and undertaken several large and small projects both within the UK and in the International Arena. The Projects documented on this website are listed below. Go to the 'What We Do' tab to read about these Projects.
moreThe Club held an International Evening and raised funds towards the total required for the provision of a Library to the Lokusero Secondary School in the Laikipia District in Kenya.
moreWestminster West Supports Local Community Projects and Recognises Individuals Who Assist the Club In Its Activities.
moreOver the years, the Club has raised funds in support of several International Projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
moreThe Club held its Annual Past Presidents Day Luncheon on 14th May 2014. Past President Clive Knowles chaired this Meeting. Other Senior Rotarians who attended included PP Arvind Barve, PP James Allie, PP Robert Crane, PP Elwin Cummings Palmer & AG Francis
moreThe Secrets are out ; 1). how to park a Rolls Royce in Central London for a £25 month; 2). Who lies behind a Happy Woman in Iceland and who is responsible for a Successful Man in England; 3). Which Club had an encounter with Alcoholics Anonymous;
moreThe Launch of the Lifeboat Project - a fascinating insight into the magnificent achievement of the Rotary Club of Westminster West which raised funds for the Lifeboat named "ROTARY SERVICE" - RNLI Official Number (ON) 1031 and Operational Number 50-001.
moreFunds were raised to Support the Provision of a Library to the Chirovakamwe Primary School in Mutare, Zimbabwe and Information Technology to the St. Elizabeth Lureko Girls' Secondary School in Mumias, Kakagema County, Kenya.
moreFunds were raised for the provision of Information Technology(IT) to the School. The IT systems were purchased and shipped to Mombasa and then onto Mumias. The aim is to improve the IT Literacy of as many Pupils as possible.
moreThe Rotarians of Westminster West visited the Chikuku Youth Centre in Zimbabwe in November 2012. They had facilitated the supply of tools, machinery and two water tanks, and then visited to review the progress at the Centre.
moreThese three Projects provide sustainable sources of clean water and sanitation for three communities with large numbers of children in Entebbe, Uganda. Project Duration Jan 2012- Nov 2013.
moreIn 2012, the Rotary Club of Westminster West Sponsored a Girl Student for the Entire Duration of Her Four Year Secondary Education at the Starehe Girls' Centre in Nairboi, Kenya. She Completed her Secondary Education in December 2015.
moreProvision of essential items of furniture, laboratory equipment, books and uniforms to some rural schools and a van to transport physically challenged children to school in the Chickjajur Area of Karnataka in India. The Project was completed in March 2007
moreProject to provide sewing machines and sewing accessories to the local branch of the Bolivian Institute for the Blind to enable the Institute to enhance its self help programmes for those who are blind or partially sighted.
moreFunds were raised for the Widows and Orphans of Genocide in Rwanda and sent to AVEGA which is a Charity in Kigali, Rwanda.
moreConvert a five kilometre long stretch of the Mutha River Bank from a dump yard to a friendly, flood resistant Park, for the benefit of society as well as to enhance the awareness of the delicate ecology of the river and human settlements.
moreA joint project between the Rotary Club of Amman and the Rotary Club of Westminster West to provide essential medical equipment to the National Tuberculosis Center in Amman, Jordan.
moreTwo Class Rooms were needed for the school in Bukoba. Fund raising events were held in 1998 and 2000. These events raised funds to build the class rooms for the school.
moreThe Rotary Club of Westminster West and the Westminster Inner Wheel Club adopted this project as one of its main projects for which it contributed financial support over a period beginning 1991 to 1995.
moreA British VSO Volunteer Nurse was sponsored to work as a Nurse/Mid-wife at a Clinic in Bonthe in Sierra Leone.
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