A Roof for Magaya School Kids - After a Storm

by Rozaria Memorial Trust

Project Report | Mar 20, 2017
The Last Mile of the Journey

By Kudakwashe Dizha | Head of Operations and Finance

Dear Our Partners

Infrastructure development remains our key priority for Magaya Primary School after some school classrooms and teachers houses were destroyed by hailstorm in 2008. Through your support over the past (3) three years we have managed to contribute to this worth cause by constructing two classroom blocks with each block having two classrooms plus (2) two offices for teachers. We celebrate that 80% of of the work has been covered to date and 400 students enrolled at the school have hope for a better school that will make them achieve their educational goes.

It is however with a heavy heart that we share with you that for the period of June 2016 to February 2017, there was no any major work that was done towards the completion of the project due to limited financial support. With the dire shortage of classrooms at the school; the incomplete classrooms in their state are already being used by ECD learners. The Deputy Headmaster at the school, Mr Jaji had this to say “I came at Magaya Primary School in 2012 and the whole school had only 3 functional blocks with each block having any average of 3 classrooms. This made the delivery of lessons difficult as more than 60 school kids were squeezed in one room and the school ended up introducing hot seating so that we can have manageable classes. The building of these 2 classroom blocks came as a big relief not for us the teachers but for the school students as a whole and with the acute shortage of learning space at the school, we have seen it better to use the incomplete classrooms. However, the classes in their current incomplete state are not child friendly as they have a lot of dust because they are not floored and also they are not yet glazed. We continue to appeal for Rozaria Memorial Trust and its partners to support us to complete this project”.

The 20% incomplete work at the school include inside plastering, flooring, glazing and inside and outside painting for the 2 classroom blocks. The total cost to see off this project is $3000,00 for 150 bags of cement and to contribute towards labour. The community has already supplied the required pitsand and riversand for the work.

We know that with your support, our target of 30 June 2017 to complete this project will be a reality and we can then officially handover the classes to the school and the community. Thank you for your contributions over the years, we dedicate progress that has been recorded to date to your support. Lets walk the last mile together and bring smiles to the children of Magaya Primary School

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Nov 10, 2016
ECD Learners Exposed to Dust and Wind

By Kudakwashe Dizha | Finance and Operations Coordinator

Art Work In the Incomplete Classroom

Dear Magaya Primary Development Partner

Early Childhood Development learning is a critical stage in the growth and human development of children. Guided and inspired by this fact, Rozaria Memorial Trust through your support has been partnering with Magaya Primary School since the year 2013 to construct two (2) classroom blocks. Substantial work has been achieved over the years with both classroom blocks now have been roofed. Each classroom block has two classes and two offices for teachers.

In 2016, the project as of now has not raised much financial resources to see off the completion of the project. This has been largely due to the prevailing economic challenges in Zimbabwe and the continued decline in the enrolment at the school which now stands at 300 students against an enrolment of 700 in the early 2000. The remaining work include inside plastering, flooring, painting and glazing. RMT in collaboration with the school authorities has been moblising the community through the village heads of Magaya, Jakopo, Dizha, Marumisa and Chimusoro Villages to contribute local materials that are needed for the completion of the project. This was achieved 100% as the community managed to bring river sand, pitsand and a group of builders have pledged to provide free labour for the remaining part of the work. A total of 200 bags of cement are needed for inside plastering and flooring for both classroom blocks. The other materials like paint and glasses for glazing are there at the school

Whilst celebrating the milestones of the project in the past 3 years, it is disheartening to note that there was not much progress that was recorded towards its completion for the period of 2016. The early child learners at the school students are now using the classroom in their incomplete state,100 children are accomodated with an average of 25 students per each class. To the students and the teachers, this is a better arrangement as they have been learning under a tree shade since the year 2008 when the 3 classroom blocks at the school were destroyed by hailstorm. The classes have been nicely decorated inside with fine art to make them habitable and friendlier to the kids. Despite this the classrooms are dusty and windy which affects the learning of the kids and also exposes them to health related complications.

It remains our key priority in promoting Early Childhood learning at Magaya Secondary School and the completion of these two classroom blocks at the school will contribute immensely towards achieving this goal. 31 December 2016 is our prime target in ending this project. Your support and contribution will make this come to fruition and bring a smile to the kids and the Magaya community at large. A total of US$2500,00 is required to complete the remaining work.

Thank you for the great support over the years. The progress recorded to date is indebted to your generous support.

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Jul 27, 2016
Together We Can Make Dec 2016 Deadline A Reality

By Kudakwashe Dizha | Coordinator

Classroom in Use before Completion

To the Friends of Magaya Primary School

On the 23rd of Magaya Primary School

On the 23rd of July 2016, Rozaria Memorial Trust Board of Trustees led by the Acting Chairperson Mr Patrick Mugaragumbo and Chief Executive Officer, Mrs Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda visited Magaya Primary School to assess progress of the rehabilitation and construct of the two classroom blocks that you have been us for the past 3 years. RMT officials met with the school head, Mrs Wachipa and a had a site visit of the classrooms under construction to see the progress that has been made to date.

Both the classroom blocks have been plastered and the remaining work is flooring, glazing and painting of all the four classrooms. It is touching to note the grade zeros and the grade ones are using the uncompleted classrooms which poses a health risk to them because of wind and dust. Mrs Wachipa indicated that the school enrollment has been going down for the past 6 years with the school enrollment dropping from 650 students in 2010 to the current enrolment of 400 students because of the poor infrastructure at the school.

The community remains resolute in finding solutions to complete the project. It was suggested that RMT and the school will hold an open day to fundraise for the school before year end. The RMT board and the school authorities resolution at the end of the tour was very clear with a target to have the construction of the classrooms blocks completed by December 2016. The total funds needed for the completion of the project is $3000,00. Your support is very important as we work towards fulfilling our December 2016 resolution.

We have attached photos on the current state of the project. Your support over the years has sustained our work and we remain available to provide updates or any other information at rozariamemorialtrust@hotmail.com cc rozaria@africaonline.co.zw

Yours

Kudakwashe Dizha

Coordinator

Rozaria Memorial Trust

RMT Board interacting with Magaya School Head

The Outside State of the Classroom Block

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