Rising to the Challenge . . .
On a daily basis we are humbled and encouraged by the way school communities in impoverished areas of Africa have stepped up to support their students and also continue to plan and work for the future. Here are just a few examples of things that are happening:
At Attie van Wyk Primary School near Cape Town, South Africa, although not all the students are back in school due to the Covid_19 lockdown, the community has come together and worked hard to complete the installation of a beautiful portable classroom and to build a deck and seating area around the structure. Well done!
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At Vineyard Christian School in Soroti, Uganda, the students have been out of school for over three months. The school director, Edward Etanu, writes:
“…. at Vineyard Christian School we agreed most staff to serve for now on Volunteer basis keeping in touch with parents and enabling them access materials which the government keeps sending . Some parents now don't have capacity to access internet and print out these materials so we print out and have Boda boda ( Motorcycle hire) take to children in those families . We are also taking time praying and reflecting how things have been going and preparing for the eventual opening of the schools .”
Classrooms for Africa has undertaken two projects at Vineyard Christian School. (http://www.classroomsforafrica.org/vineyard-school-soroti).
In 2019 the school initiated the start of work on dormitory accommodation for out-of-town students. By January 2020 their resources had dried up. They need $40,000 to complete the first stage of the project which will house 160 students.
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At Matere Model School in the Kasese District of Uganda the community is still recovering from the heavy rains and flooding the area experienced in May this year. Prompted by the work Classrooms for Africa has done in this difficult to access area, the Church of Uganda has funded a water-harvesting system and a water diversion project. The local council and community have also taken on the project of improving the road to the village where the school in located. Rev Jozeti writes that without Classrooms for Africa reaching out to help the community, these projects would not be happening.
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Thank you to our donors who have risen to the challenge and continue to support ongoing and new projects.
Stay safe everyone!