The Centre
Emmanuel English Library Centre (EELC) is situated in a strategic central location in Djibouti City where thousands of Djiboutians have learned English. It has an excellent reputation.
The Need
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- Because of the humid climate the building needs to be painted at least every two years. Over the past year the paint has peeled off in many places both internally and externally.
- In June 2019 a nine year old air conditioner that had been repaired several times stopped working and is beyond repair. It is located in the teacher’s office and especially in Sept/Oct and April/May it is very difficult to work in that office without air conditioning.
- A bathroom door needs to be replaced.
- Because of the humid climate the building needs to be painted at least every two years. Over the past year the paint has peeled off in many places both internally and externally.
The refurbishment needs to be completed by 25th September 2019 ready for the new term.
Funding need
The centre is funded by student fees but because of reduced staff this academic year (from September 2019) fewer classes than normal can be provided, hence there will be less income available to replenish reserves after paying for this refurbishment. External funding is required.
KT involvement
KT was able to supply the necessary funds from existing resources.
Cost
| Budget | Items | No of Items | Cost (FDJ) | Cost (£) |
| Salaries | Painters | 80’000 | £360.00
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| AC installer | 5’000 | £22.00 | ||
| Wall repairer | 4’500 | £20.00 | ||
| Carpenter for making and installing bathroom door | 20’000 | £45.00 | ||
| Materials | Window -fitted Air Con
Paint Rollers Cement bag Bathroom door |
1
4 containers 2 1 1 |
100’000
18’000 900 4’000 10’000 |
£450.00
£80.00 £4.00 £18.00 £45.00 |
| Transport | To get paint and cement | 1’000 | £4.50 | |
| Total at 3rd June 2019 | 243’400 | £1,048.50 | ||
| Actual cost (including allowance for changing exchange rate; completed satisfactorily by 23rd October 2019) | £1060.00 | |||
Kerith Trust 