1 - Bunga Village: School
Indonesia, 2009, Education
The Bunga village school and community learning center was dilapidated, falling down, and unable to be used. The 3,000 families in the area live in single-room bamboo huts with dirt floors and are almost 100% illiterate. Since the rebuild, students in grades one to six now attend school and the adults have classes on an evening.
- Project Cost $8000
TGUP Partner: East Bali Poverty Project
2 - Ngenia School: Classroom
Kenya, 2009, Education
Ngenia School, near the base of Mt. Kenya in central Kenya, has a population of 308 students. They had no high school classroom and were using an old wooden barn. We built them a new classroom of cut stone with large windows. It is bright, has lights for cloudly days, and every high school student now has their own desk.
- Project Cost $12000
TGUP Partner: SEANet
3 - Mureru School: Classroom
Kenya, 2009, Education
Mureru School's 207 students are among the poorest in the country. The 45 freshmen had been learning in a room with porous timber walls and a dirt floor. We built a large cut-stone classroom and provided individual desks. The new learning environment has given the students a great boost in morale and hope for the future!
- Project Cost $11000
TGUP Partner: SEANet
4 - Kiini Secondary School: Latrines
Kenya, 2009, Sanitation
Kiini Secondary School did not have its own latrines so they had been using the facilities of a local church. This was causing conflict between the school and the church, and the students lost valuable learning time going between the buildings. We built a set of three latrines at the school for the 151 students and staff.
- Project Cost $7500
TGUP Partner: Kiini Sustainable Initiative (KISI)
5 - San Martin School: Classroom
Nicaragua, 2009, Education
San Martin School in Matagalpa had 150 students from preschool to 6th grade. However, they only had two old classrooms, both made of wood planks and corrugated metal. One had been divided into two by a plastic sheet to provide a "third classroom" space. We built a large, bright, classroom that will last for many years.
- Project Cost $7500
