Kirenga Primary School A case study in what a village can do with so little
Kirenga Primary School A case study in what a village can do with so little
Kirenga Primary School was a little school only three kilometers from the village of King’ori, the main market town of the district. It was in a similar condition to most Tanzanian community schools—those built by villagers who have an income of less than $1 per day per family. Despite this, the school has a feeling of being well cared for and any visitor to the school immediately feels that the students are much loved by their teachers and their families.
In 2009, ASAP decided the school was worthy of our time and attention. Volunteers raised funds to improve the conditions at the school and spent time in the village with “those amazing children.” Over the course of two years, volunteers built a four classroom school building (complete with glass windows, desks and books), the foundation for a second building with three more classrooms, a soccer field, a toilet building, a rain-water capture system/cistern for clean drinking water and an outdoor classroom with a gazebo (to provide additional learning space when the weather is dry).
Today, the school is refurbished and the learning conditions for the students are greatly improved. With a shining new school and facilities, student academic scores are showing great improvement.
