The learning
environment for 4000 pupils has been improved with the construction
of classrooms. The average school enrolment rate has increased from
61 per cent in 2004 to 68 per cent in 2009. Informal education
through the functional adult literacy programme has also enabled a
significant number of adult community members to master basic
writing and numeracy skills.
Great news is that no
new cases of diarrhoea have been reported since 2007, thanks to the
community's improved water and sanitation practices. Ninety-five
per cent of households now have access to safe water, compared to
70 per cent in 2004, while 86 per cent of households use a sanitary
pit latrine, as opposed to the 53 per cent in 2006.
Panyimur is one of the
areas hardest hit by HIV and AIDS, and the community has about 1700
orphans and vulnerable children. A very successful programme of HIV
and AIDS clubs has been established at primary and high schools
where pupils are trained to counsel fellow students about the risks
and prevention of HIV and AIDS.
"We acknowledge
World Vision New Zealand sponsors for their support to the Panyimur
community over all these years. The moral and financial support has
been of great help for the realisation of the transformational
development of the children and their families."
Molly Omadi,
World Vision Panyimur Community Development Facilitator
July 2010
The people of Panyimur may
not know you by name, but they will never forget what you've done
for them.
Like your sponsored child has grown, Panyimur has also grown in
independence and confidence. Now, the people are ready to take
ownership of their own community development projects, marking the
end to a wonderful journey with World Vision. Thanks to the
generous support of about 3000 compassionate New Zealanders, like
you, the lives of 21,000 people from 49 villages have been
transformed over the past 13 years.
Opor Oroma's
sister with one of the family's goats.
Emergence of Hope
Opor Oroma and his sister live with their grandmother. In 1991,
they were supported with a goat by World Vision to help boost the
family's income. The one goat has now become a herd of 27. Opor,
who is now in secondary school, is able to pay for his school fees
with the income they earn from the meat and milk they sell. Opor
dreams of becoming a medical doctor, and he thanks World Vision for
its support. Opor's grandmother said if it hadn't been for the
goats, Opor would have had to drop out of primary school.