By Barry Hoffner | Founder and Executive Director, Caravan to Class
Dear Supporters of our Teshaq school rehabilitation project on GlobalGiving:
I am happy to report that we have just completed our Teshaq school rehabilitation project, and in record time. Our focus was to get it completed as soon as possible in order to be able to move the children from the temporary tents we set up into the permanent school which we finished last week.
Thank you so much for your generosity in supporting the Teshaq school rehabilitation project. Your important support has helped us fund the reconstruction of the Teshaq school which had severely deterioriated over the last few years while the residents of Teshaq were refugees in neighboring countries (Burkina Faso and Mauritania). Your support will also help fund the payment of teachers, books/school supplies, and basic nutrition. The Teshaq school is one the first construction by Irma Turtle of Turlewill. The parents, villages elders, school director, and teachers are incredibly committed to education and literacy in their villages. From the regular attendance we take in the school we support, we see that even without a welcoming school environment (pre-rehabilitation) the number of students attending the Teshaq is 79.
The security situation in Timbuktu has stabilized greatly in the past 18 months. I am looking forward to returning to Timbuktu by the end of March 2015 where I will be pleased to see the finished Teshaq school including the students, hopefully a complete brand new Samdiar school (which is currently about 85% finished), and to scout out our next school construction project.
Thank you again for your support for Caravan to Class and our mission to bring literacy to villages in Timbuktu. Without your support, we would not be able to continue our work. I do understand how many deserving needs remain unsatisfied in the world and am grateful for your support for one of the world’s most interest, yet under-served populations. We are please to report a recent grant award from the Rex Foundation in the Bay Area, started by the former Grateful Dead members. The connection to the Rex Foundation came from a long-time support and current board member, so please consider spreading the word. You never know where there may be additional opportunities to find supporters of our school projects.
Thank you again for your support.
Sincerely,
Barry Hoffner
Founder and Executive Director, Caravan to Class
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