Playground
So finally, after about 33 weeks, my grant has been posted for the request for money to build a playground at one of my schools. The following is the information for the project:
If you're interested in donating go to: https://www.peacecorps.gov/resources/donors/contribute/projdetail.cfm?projdesc=674-032&
Playground
LocationSOUTH AFRICA
Volunteer Coordinator(s)C. Burkholder of CA
Funds Needed$957.00
Original Request$957.00
Project Number674-032
Community Contribution$220.00 (19%)
Letseku Primary School is located in Rasewana (population 921) in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. Currently it caters to 520 children ranging from preschool aged to grade 7. One of the biggest problems the school faces is lack of classrooms which means that the preschool takes place in a wooden shack and the kindergarten class occurs in a small brick building. The children’s chairs all touch each other and the students have no desks. There is no room for these small children to move, play, or discover in their inadequate classrooms. Thus the students do not receive a beneficial education as they are often restless from lack of movement.
The Department of Education has promised that in the next few years the school will receive new classrooms yet they will never give a firm date and thus the children continue to suffer. The school has decided that one solution that would help alleviate this problem would be the construction of a playground. Given a playground the children will be able to practice and develop their gross motor skills as well as have a place to exert excess energy. In addition, it would help prevent children from fighting one and another as they would now have a place to entertain themselves during break and before and after school.
One final concern regarding the need for the playground is the potential for disaster without one. Letseku Primary School is located next to a dam that the children, who can not swim, often play by for lack of better options. In addition, it is located next to a tavern where many children play video games during break, an activity which should not be encouraged at school. Thus, a playground would provide wholesome activities for children who otherwise have no acceptable entertainment.
In preparation for this project the school has been involved in some fundraising events and has raised 140 rand towards the goal. One of the teachers has found tires to be donated for use in construction and there has been a call to parents to assist with labor on the project. Letseku Primary School now requests Partner Assistance to construct the playground.
If you're interested in donating go to: https://www.peacecorps.gov/resources/donors/contribute/projdetail.cfm?projdesc=674-032&
Playground
LocationSOUTH AFRICA
Volunteer Coordinator(s)C. Burkholder of CA
Funds Needed$957.00
Original Request$957.00
Project Number674-032
Community Contribution$220.00 (19%)
Letseku Primary School is located in Rasewana (population 921) in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. Currently it caters to 520 children ranging from preschool aged to grade 7. One of the biggest problems the school faces is lack of classrooms which means that the preschool takes place in a wooden shack and the kindergarten class occurs in a small brick building. The children’s chairs all touch each other and the students have no desks. There is no room for these small children to move, play, or discover in their inadequate classrooms. Thus the students do not receive a beneficial education as they are often restless from lack of movement.
The Department of Education has promised that in the next few years the school will receive new classrooms yet they will never give a firm date and thus the children continue to suffer. The school has decided that one solution that would help alleviate this problem would be the construction of a playground. Given a playground the children will be able to practice and develop their gross motor skills as well as have a place to exert excess energy. In addition, it would help prevent children from fighting one and another as they would now have a place to entertain themselves during break and before and after school.
One final concern regarding the need for the playground is the potential for disaster without one. Letseku Primary School is located next to a dam that the children, who can not swim, often play by for lack of better options. In addition, it is located next to a tavern where many children play video games during break, an activity which should not be encouraged at school. Thus, a playground would provide wholesome activities for children who otherwise have no acceptable entertainment.
In preparation for this project the school has been involved in some fundraising events and has raised 140 rand towards the goal. One of the teachers has found tires to be donated for use in construction and there has been a call to parents to assist with labor on the project. Letseku Primary School now requests Partner Assistance to construct the playground.
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