CENTRO EDUCACIONAL NJERENJE
History.
Established 2003 by GIDEON BENADE BA (Natal) P.C.E. (Zimbabwe)
- 38 years teaching experience in Zimbabwe and South Africa
NICOLE BENADE T.T.C. (Zimbabwe)
- 30 years teaching experience in Zimbabwe.
- on 64 hectares of land. - built with personal savings and bank loan.
- No other financial assistance.
Mission Statement.
Motto – By Life For Life.
- to contribute to the development of Mozambique by offering international-standard education and training.
We are registered and legal with the Ministry of Education of Mozambique.
- Cambridge University of London.
- City and Guilds of London.
We have an enrolment of 110 students.
We have a hostel for 80 boarders.
We have a teaching staff of 11.
We are registered as an international examination centre and we offer external exams in June and November.
We are in the process of registering with
1. The Computer Society of South Africa to become a training and testing centre.
2. UNISA (University of South Africa) to become an examination centre so that external
students can do their exam at Centro Educacional Njerenje.
Objectives
- to complete and expand infra-structure
- to be a self-sustaining institution – food, finance and energy.
- to provide affordable education.
- to identify and develop academic and sporting potential.
- to expand and develop education and training to a sphere of influence outside the school, involving parents and the local community.
- to link a life-skills orientated education to the requirements of the industrial, commercial, agricultural and social worlds – the real world.
- to establish a school of excellence.
Strategies
- We need partnership – in development
- in investment
- in research
- We require finance
- grants
- loans.
- Student support.
Most Important.
- to make education affordable.
- to subsidise less privileged but deserving students.
- to sustain this school indefinitely a Trust Fund needs to be established which will
- be lodged with a reputable bank
- enable transparent and accountable audit.
- safe-guard donor-money.
Only the interest accrued from the fund will be used to administer the school.
- reducing fees.
- guaranteeing sustainability.
A Trust Fund is our top priority
We would urge the corporate and donor worlds to get involved with this fund and in return we will offer education for the children of their employees.
Requirements – to develop to full potential.
1. Solar power installation – mainly to safe-guard computers.
2. Computers and Information Technology – equipment and facility.
3. Laboratory – for teaching and research partnership with interested universities – for post-graduate research.
4. Technical Training facility – tools and equipment for practical training.
5. Sport – infra-structure and equipment.
6. Agriculture – equipment.
7. Transport – buses for student transport.
8. Medical facility – to combat malaria.
9. Cold-rooms – for food preservation and storage.
10. Finance – to complete and expand buildings.
Accountability and Conclusion.
- Registered accountants ECOFIL LDA.
- Audit and accountability is guaranteed.
- Tax clearance with Revenue Department is in order.
Centro Educacional Njerenje is succeeding and is expanding!
Because our resources are limited we seek partnership-assistance to develop this school to it’s optimum potential – to serve the young people of Mozambique.
CONTACT US AT centronjerenje@yahoo.com
