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August 27, 2008

Gorom-Gorom School Update

We are planning to open a Christian primary school in Gorom-Gorom this year. The school is aimed at providing quality education in a healthy social and spiritual environment for the poorest in Gorom-Gorom.

School to Open in Rented Accommodation Oct 2008!
We plan to build the school over the coming year. In the meantime, we plan to open the school this October in rented accommodation. We will take in year 1 this year, and add a class each year until we have a full school.

• The Official Stuff. The school dossier is about ready for submission to the government. Pastor Daniel has officially informed the local authorities of the school opening, and begun informing parents of the school starting this Oct.

• Teachers. The national church is looking at sending a teacher from a nearby Christian school to come as the head teacher for the Gorom-Gorom school. If this happens it would be good, as it is a similar area with similar issues, so he would be aware of the context. Please pray for the right person.

• Temporary School Room. For the first year, we are renting a nearby house. The house itself will also serve as a home for the head teacher, and the class will be in a shelter outside. Before October, we need to repair the house, improve the toilets, and (if possible) to put a water supply in.

• School Design. We are still working on possible designs for the final school building. We want to build something that will have a positive impact academically, socially, aesthetically, and environmentally. Please pray for the right design.

• Finances:

  • We have already received quite a good sum towards building the school. Although the final cost of the school building can’t be calculated until we have the final design, we estimate that we still need quite a bit more. When I have more details, I will post them here.
  • Because we are aiming at helping the poorest children, we know that parental contributions will not cover the costs of salaries and of running the school. We are looking at how to help cover the costs. Please pray for wisdom and for God’s supply.
  • We are getting started on making the furniture for this class - ie up to 20 children's desks, which can each seat 2 children, a desk and chair for the teacher, and a cupboard. My estimate is that this may come to a total of about £1000.
  • School meals: we also want to supply a midday meal for all the children, and are looking at the most efficient, cost-effective, and beneficial way to do this.

More soon...

Information and Donating
* For more information about the vision for the school, go HERE.
* If you would like to help in any way with the school, you can give online HERE, or see HERE for how to send money by post.

Thank you.

Posted by Keith at August 27, 2008 01:05 PM