Leonard Odongo is the Schools Liaison Worker supporting all the Kenyan schools that have signed up to link with UK Schools.

Together with the field workers from the three projects in Oyugis he is responsible to provide the intial and ongoing "vital" communication glue between the linked Kenyan schools and UK schools. Specific tasks include:

• weekly checking of dedicated Schools Links email account and PO Box;
• visits to each linked school and progress reports at least once per month;
• distribution of received messages and post to Kenyan Schools;
• point of contact for UK schools via mail, email & mobile if required;
• collection and sending of Kenyan messages and mail if required. Will post to Amani UK a parcel of items at least monthly;
• progress chaser re responses;
• photographer of events and schools;
• local co-ordinator of UK/ Kenyan school joint projects and shared equipment;
• creation of quarterly newsletter for websites and schools.

In addition, if any UK School has a specific task not covered in the above Leonard will do his best to accommodate it. To facilitate all of this, Leonard has a dedicated PO Box, email address, and mobile phone number for direct contact from the UK.

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