- Year 1 – 2012: $23,514
- Acquired, weeded and cleared 1000 square meters of land
- Built a metal gate, and 3 semi-permanent and one temporary classrooms fully furnished
- Offered a summer camp to the kids in the community by a group of Canadian volunteers
- Volunteers built a compostable toilet
- Dsitributed needed school supplies and uniforms material for over 50 students
- Started a first school year with 4 classes in September 2012
- Year 2 – 2013: $14,291
- Built a manual pumping well, 2 more temporary classrooms fully furnished, and a permanent library and administration building
- Offered a summer camp to the kids in the community by a group of Canadian volunteers
- Volunteers built 5 bookcases, varnished the school furniture and painted the classroom and administration building walls
- Distributed needed school supplies for the students
- Started a new school year with 6 levels in September 2013
- Year 3 – 2014: $24,089
- Built and furnished an additional permanent double classroom
- Built a new sanitary block
- Installed a water tower
- Reinforced part of the school perimeter wall
- Offered a summer camp to the kids in the community by a group of Canadian volunteers
- Volunteers built 2 bookcases and a groundskeeper shed, painted the water tower and fixed broken school furniture
- Distributed needed school supplies for teachers and students
- Started a new school year with 7 levels in September 2014
- Year 4 – 2015: $23,912
- Reinforced and secured the entire school perimeter wall
- Built and furnished an additional permanent classroom
- Built foundations for an extra classroom
- Completed and painted the new sanitary block
- Built a water distribution tank for the community
- Offered a summer camp to the kids in the community by a group of Canadian volunteers
- Volunteers offered a day camp for children in a rural community
- Volunteers built a new bookcase and repaired damaged school furniture
- Started a new school year with 8 levels in September 2015
- Year 5 – 2016: $16,505
- Completed the construction of the foundations for a 2-story building which will eventually hold 8 classrooms
- Built a hallway along the administration building with a waiting area for parents
- Built a separate entrance which allows a better control of entries and exits of the children
- Repainted the exterior wall of the school
- Did various renovation, repair and improvement work on the existing infrastructure
- Volunteers assisted teachers in preparing students for final exams
- Volunteers offered a day camp to the kids in a rural community
- Distributed needed school supplies for teachers and students
- Started a new school year with 8 levels in September 2016
- Year 6 – 2017: $17,745
- Completed the main structure and the ceiling for 2 out of the 5 classrooms on the ground floor of the new 2-story building
- Furnished one new classroom
- Renovated and repaired the existing infrastructure
- Offered a summer camp to the kids in the community by a group of Canadian volunteers
- Distributed needed school supplies for teachers and students
- Started a new school year with 9 levels in September 2017
- Year 7 – Goal for 2018: $20,000
- To complete the ground floor of the new classroom building including 3 new classrooms
- To furnish one of the new classroom
- To do renovation, repair and improvement work on the existing infrastructure
- To get volunteers to assist teachers in improving their pedagogical approach
- To get volunteers to offer a summer camp to the children in the community
- To distribute needed school supplies for teachers and students
- To start a new school year with 10 levels in September 2018
Please note that every single dollar received from personal donations goes directly to implement the project on the ground, as everyone working for the Foundation does so voluntarily. As the project moves forward, we will also email you an annual update with pictures of the school and the children you supported.
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