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Our Work: Create a Safer Healthier Learning Place: Articles2010 Project Kick-off with Montonyok Primary School (KE)
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| Matonyok headteacher signs MOU with members of committee |
The community of Matonyok is located in a semi-arid area and constantly battles with severe drought conditions and associated crop failure. One of the most impoverished school’s in the district, Motonyok Nursery and Primary School is a sheet metal school home to approximately 300 students.
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When the leaders of the school met with us, they prioritized available water as their highest need. We were shown stacked bags of maize that could not be cooked for the noon meal because there was no water to cook with.
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This water will be used for noon day cooking, drinking, and general hand washing by the children. By providing water at the school, it will entice the children to regularly attend school, provide them with at least 1 meal a day, and minimize sanitation based illnesses. Once the children have full stomachs and are not ill, they can focus on playing and learning.
Once this priority is met, we will shift our focus to the next set of basic priorities: textbooks, desks, tables and bookshelves for the students, and chairs, teaching aids for the teachers.
We, Asante Africa Foundation, are truly excited about this new partnership and new project. We have no doubt that the addition of this water tank will improve the education for the students at Matonynok Nursery and Primary School.
