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Dozens of the youngest children in one classroom of the primary school in Rungungu, most of them sitting on the floor in front of the desks

Tanzania, education

Rungungu school

Education is the future and the way out of poverty.

  • about 566 children
  • one headmistress and five teachers
  • up to 70 of the youngest children in one classroom
  • three shared toilets with no water

That is why we want to help the school create a safe, clean and dignified place to learn.

I want to help See the phases

How the school looks today

About 566 children attend the primary school in Rungungu. One headmistress and five teachers look after them, doing their utmost even though the conditions are very hard.

The school is typical of the area: a few simple single-storey buildings. Those buildings are already decaying and falling apart, and some classrooms cannot be used.

Up to 70 of the youngest children sit in one classroom. Four or five share a desk built for two. Those who do not get a place sit on the floor.

Even so, the children are eager to learn. They know that education is their only chance of a better life.

A single-storey school building in Rungungu with a rusted metal roof and cracked plaster, a group of pupils standing at the door
Today. Cracked walls and a rusted roof on one of the school buildings.
The youngest children sit on a sheet spread on the floor, the desks pushed back against the wall
Today. The desks are pushed back against the wall and the youngest children sit on the floor.

Fundraiser for the renovation of the school in Rungungu

Rungungu school, Amount raised
€0
of €35,000

Fundraiser in preparation

Target: €35,000

€35,000 is the total of the project's three phases.

Be among the first to support the renovation of the school. We will connect the fundraiser's current total to the transparent account.

Project goals

  1. €30,000

    Phase 1: Basic conditions for the school to run

    • new classrooms built in the local, natural style
    • new toilets, separate for girls and boys (today there are only three shared ones with no water)
    • running water brought to the school
    • new teachers' housing, so they can stay at the school
    A three-dimensional visualisation of the renovated school in Rungungu: four single-storey buildings with red roofs, solar panels and a water tank
    Visualisation. New classrooms in the local style, with a solar roof and a water tank.

    This phase will give the children a safe space to learn.

  2. €3,000

    Phase 2: Classrooms you can really learn in

    • new desks and tables, so children do not have to sit on the floor
    • new blackboards
    • basic classroom equipment
    An almost empty classroom in Rungungu: worn wooden desks, a scuffed blackboard and a boy by the wall
    Today. Worn desks and a scuffed blackboard.

    The children will get dignified conditions for learning.

  3. €2,000

    Phase 3: A step towards a modern future

    • a classroom with a computer and internet access
    • teaching materials for biology, English and other subjects
    A full classroom in Rungungu, children sitting at their desks under hand-drawn teaching posters hung from the roof timbers
    Today. The teaching materials are posters drawn by hand and hung from the roof timbers.

    The children will get a chance to prepare for further study and for life.

Three phases in total €35,000

If we raise more

Help will continue:

  • school supplies, exercise books, chalk
  • support for the day-to-day running of the school
  • the option of regular giving

Every contribution counts. Even €1 a month can change a child's life.

Regular contribution
I want to help
Pupils of the primary school in Rungungu standing at their desks beneath a wooden roof frame, greeting with a raised hand

Why we do this

Every child deserves:

  • a classroom instead of a crumbling building
  • a desk instead of the floor
  • a future instead of poverty

Education changes the lives of individuals and of whole generations.

How you can help

One-off gift Contribute any amount to our projects. Regular giving Even €1 a month helps change lives. 2% of your tax Assign your 2% and help at no extra cost. For Slovak taxpayers. Partnership Become our partner.

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