Keur Mandoumbe School Wall

Year: 2016
Country: Senegal
Project Status: Funded
Impact Sector: Education
Project Investment: $3,928.36

Project Launch: 7-1-16

Keur Mandoumbe is a remote community located 30km from the nearest paved road. The community’s primary school, which serves 200 students, is littered with trash and crumbling infrastructure. This project will build a wall around the primary school, improving safety and security for the students and faculty. To beautify the area, students will plant trees and a school garden, as well as paint health-themed murals to promote proper sanitation and hygiene.

Progress Update: 10/31/2016

The school wall is nearly complete, only lacking the doors that provide access to the school which will be installed this week. Murals and educational aids will be developed in the coming weeks with the cooperation of teachers and students.

Final Report: 4/13/2017

The wall has been entirely completed and the community has been extremely pleased to finally realize their goal of improving the school grounds in a lasting manner. Work will continue on landscaping and tree planting in order to better beautify the wall and develop the environmental sustainability component of the project.

Testimonials

"Although the majority of the children in this primary school were female, this project will continue to open up educational opportunities for girls. This project, being able to be utilized by the entire community, will allow women to host meetings and events at the school." - Michael, Peace Corps Volunteer

"This project has made the school a safer and cleaner place to learn. Girls will continue to go to school here and will hopefully continue their education in Senegalese system, improving their lives and their family's lives." - Momath, Project Leader

"This project has made the children excited to go to school and continue to spend more time with the students on the school grounds both before and after school. They go to play games, play football, and interact with one another." - Local student

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