Our three year project to improve the learning environment at a primary school in Kinshasa has been successfully completed. See also our blogs of Aug 7th 2007 (Water Cisterns) and May 15th 2009 (Desks & Classrooms).
Work on the Desks & Classrooms project was undertaken in stages over two years, mainly during the Congolese school holidays so as to avoid disruptions to lessons. By the end of July 2009 we had completed the following work at the school:
- Supply of 200 new pupils’ desks and 15 new teachers’ desk and chairs;
- Renovation of 17 dilapidated classrooms. This included relaying & repairing concrete floors; repairing and repainting walls; enlarging and resurfacing blackboards; and relaying a concrete pathway & steps to classrooms.
The generous grant we received in July 2008 from The Anglo American Foundation covered a large part of the cost of this project, the balance being funded by Fern Hill Primary School, Kingston upon Thames, UK.
We wish to express our great thanks to the Anglo American Group Foundation and to everyone involved at Fern Hill Primary School for their fantastic support for this project!
Foundation. In July this year we were delighted to receive a donation of £2876 from the Foundation’s parent company, Anglo American plc. This money had been raised through a sale of art to Anglo American’s employees for charitable purposes, and Caring for Congolese Children was chosen as the beneficiary. This donation will be used to support our food, health and education programmes at the Centre Mère Marie Augustine in Kinshasa.