Igusi round hut kitchen classroom
Preschoolers learning in the kitchen hut
ECD class outdoors
Kindergarteners learning outside exposed to the elements
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Community members unloading building materials
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The walls are coming along with doors and window frames already in place
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Completed classroom block ready for students
Location: Nyamandlovu, Umguza District, Zimbabwe
Project Scope: 4 Classrooms
Impacted Children: ~300
Timeline: May 2024 -January 2025
Community Involvement: Community members will clear the land, dig the foundation, carry water, and provide maintenance and security of materials
Background: Igusi primary school is a rural school located in the Umguza district in Zimbabawe. The school was built in 1980 and houses 252 students ranging form preschool to grade 7 in only 7 classrooms. The existing classrooms are showing extensive structural cracks and lack of space had the early elementary classes meeting in a poorly ventilated hut or outdoors exposed to the elements. The new classroom block provides much needed space, including for a class of special needs learners. We are excited for the impact these classrooms will have on learners and the community.
