“Illiteracy is NOT a terminal condition.”
OUR COMMITMENT - To remove one of the major barriers to basic education in rural Africa by building viable and safer learning environments.
Images that have an impact -
Kandale Primary School - 13 Classes - 336 Students (170 girls, 166 boys) - 14 Teachers (2 Women)
Kandale Primary School, 1995
Rain Water Damaged Books, 1995
Kandale Primary School, Rehabilitated 2022
Multipurpose Education Center - Main Hall (250 chairs), Sewing Room (40 Sewing Machines), Library (1000+ books), WIFI & Lights
Old National Exams Center, 1995
New Multipurpose Education Center, 2017
Main Hall at the Multipurpose Education Center
Library
Kandale’s Old Library, 2011
Kandale Library at the Multipurpose Center
View of the Multipurpose Center from a Tree-2023
Girls’ Dormitory - Capacity: 80 beds including a Kitchen and Chaperon House
Kandale Girls’ Dormitory, 1995
Kandale Girls Dormitory, 2022
Girls Celebrating the Last Day of School, 2022
REVE Kandale Priority Schools
Gufwa-Gubila PS
336 Students (170 girls, 166 boys)
13 Classes and 14 Staff (2 Women)
Institut Gufwa-Gubila HS
214 Students (100 girls, 114 boys)
12 Classes and 20 Staff (4 Females)
Lycee Gina Gisanga HS
170 Students (102 girls, 68 boys)
12 Classes and 24 Staff (5 Females)
Muwangi PS
111 Students (59 girls, 52 boys)
6 Classes and 7 Staff (2 Women)
Nzemba PS
208 Students (100 girls, 108 boys)
7 Classes and 8 Staff (2 Women)
Kibanda Catholic PS
293 Students* (152 girls, 141 boys)
11 Classes and 12 Staff (2 Women)
Our 2024-2025 Goal
The Gufwa-Gubila primary school was in full operation in 2023 with over 300 Students in grades 1 – 6. Final work on the newest block of seven classrooms included an exterior coat of paint and a ramp to accommodate students with disabilities.
The library in the Multi-Purpose Education Center now has over 1,000 books. In order to promote increased usage of the library, we launched “Amis du Livre,” a project designed to promote reading. Forty-eight students joined and received a book appropriate to their age. REVE Kandale also supported a training for teachers and students of the secondary school sewing section to optimize use of sewing machines we received previously.
With completion of the Multi-Purpose Education Center in 2018 and the 13 primary school classrooms in 2023, REVE Kandale will shift its focus on planning for and building an equivalent block of classrooms for the two secondary schools in Kandale.
Expected Impact:
- Ability to attract more high-quality teachers
- More children, especially girls, enrolled in school
- Improved educational outcomes
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REVE Kandale: Classrooms for Kandale - video
