WINTER 2021
Life in Kikunduku by Matthew Provoost Shiplake College started its relationship with the primary school in Kikunduku back in the mid-1990s. Over the last twenty years, Shiplake College has done a marathon length walk/run around the whole school several times to raise money for Gap Africa. A little over £4,000 has been raised to support the children who go to school in Kikunduku. As of today Kikunduku Primary School has 329 pupils.
Kenya is a developing country with a population of 47,564,296 (2021). Kenya’s GDP is $100 billion and its GDP per person is $1,817. Over 2015-2019 Kenya's economic growth averaged 5.7% per year which made it one of the fastest growing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa. Sadly, the Covid-19 pandemic has negatively hit Kenya's economic development resulting in a massive decrease in GDP and economic growth. The average life expectancy in Kenya for males is 66 years and females is 69 years.
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THE VIKING VOICE
