Mission Building Schools in East Africa
OUR MISSION
Founded in 2008 in Denver, CO, the Africa School Assistance Project builds schools in rural East African villages and each summer leads groups of American volunteers to work on our school projects. Our projects meet rigorous standards for sustainability and we only approve projects deemed appropriate and ethical for local culture.
ACADEMIC RESULTS SOAR AT ASAP SCHOOLS!
Our mission is simple - to build schools so children have a chance at an improved education – and we are seeing remarkable results. In 2009, just one year after ASAP built Mbaaseny Primary and Kirenga Primary, students sat for the national Standard 4 Exams. Mbaaseny ranked an astonishing 10th out of 120 schools in the district and Kirenga ranked 17th. Prior to having schools, children from these villages ranked among the bottom.
BE AN ASAP VOLUNTEER IN JUNE, 2012
Want to see Tanzania and help us build a school? We have groups traveling to Africa next summer to live in a rural village and help build a school. It’s a deeply rewarding experience, and fun too! Tentative dates for our 2012 trips are:
June 10-15
June 17-22
June 24-29
Click here to find out more about volunteering.
Accomplishments Our success continues
WHAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED
Since we began in 2008, we have provided school to 800+ students with the help of 75 volunteers. We have built:
We have built:
• 2 primary schools
• 1 secondary school expansion
• 12 classrooms
• 2 rainwater capture systems + cisterns
• 2 school kitchens
• 2 teachers houses
• separate boys and girls toilets
• 2 school yards with playing fields
• Misc (outdoor classroom, desks, books)
HAVE A LOOK AT THE ASAP EXPERIENCE
Slideshow of ASAP’s First Four Years
HELP US KEEP GIRLS IN SCHOOL
In Tanzania, like many African nations, girls in secondary school are sexually assaulted walking to or from school. They become pregnant and are forced to drop out of school, thereby ending any chance they may have at a different life. In 2012, ASAP intends to build girls dormitories at existing secondary schools to help girls stay in school. This will require a larger pool of financial resources, as we must also provide kitchens, bathrooms with showers and electricity. Can you help?
Donate to help keep teenage girls in school!
