By Daphne Davies | Communications volunteer
We made it!
Thanks to the generous support of those of you who responded to our requests for funds to rebuild the Murakaza School after recent flooding, the work is now completed. The refurbished building, plus the new classroom has given the school staff a real boost, as this makes their job so much easier, and means our children will get a good education at Primary level.
At the beginning of the academic year this September, we were overwhelmed by the requests from desperate parents who wanted to enroll their children. We now have a total of 230 students: 160 in primary and 70 in nursery class.
One of them is 4 year old Aimee, who has joined our "little" nursery section (first year). Although she had never hold a pen or pencil before joining the school, she can now draw and recognise shapes and colours. The positive impact of early childhood education in children's development is well-known. Teachers and parents alike notice the striking difference in children after they've spent even just a few months in class. We know that Aimee will benefit from her years at Murakaza for her entire education and even her entire life.
Thanks to the generous support of those who donated to our Save our School project, we were able to prevent Murakaza from crumbling and continue to help children to get an education, but the story isn’t finished yet. Although we are now closing this project, we still need your help to keep the school running. To pay for books, visual aids, benches and teachers' salaries. We can't do any of it without you and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your ongoing support!
Please consider making a donation to our project: A Start in Life for Burundian Children, by clicking here.
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Thank you once again and happy holidays!
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