Education
School construction
Build safe classrooms where children now learn under trees.
Illustrative photo: Emmanuel Ikwuegbu / Unsplash
Objective for the 2026 funding round
Build four safe, durable classrooms so 400 children can stop learning under trees or in crumbling buildings.
Who it reaches: Primary schools with overcrowded, unsafe or temporary classrooms.
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From $60: a desk for three pupils.
The need
Crowded schools teach 80 or more children in one room, or outdoors. When it rains, lessons stop. A proper classroom makes teaching possible.
What your gift does
- $60a desk for three pupils
- $500a classroom's roofing sheets
- $15,000a complete classroom with desks and a blackboard
Where your donation goes
The planned budget for this cause. Every quarter, the field report shows what was actually spent against each line.
- ConstructionMaterials and local builders, following government school standards.65%$325 of $500
- Desks and furnitureDesks, chairs, blackboards and storage.12%$60 of $500
- Water and latrinesSo every new classroom has toilets and water nearby.10%$50 of $500
- Engineering oversightIndependent inspection at each building stage.6%$30 of $500
- Monitoring and reportingHandover checks and enrolment follow-up.7%$35 of $500
How we do it
- 1
We build where the government will staff the school.
- 2
Parents contribute labour and local materials.
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Local builders are hired and a qualified engineer signs off each stage.
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Classrooms are handed to the school with a maintenance plan.
What we measure and report
Targets for the 2026 funding round. Results against each one are published in the quarterly field report sent to every donor to this cause.
| Measure | Target |
|---|---|
| Classrooms built | 4 |
| Pupils learning under a roof | 400 |
| Average pupils per classroom | under 50 |
| Buildings passing engineer inspection | 100% |
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- $60a desk for three pupils
- $500a classroom's roofing sheets
- $15,000a complete classroom with desks and a blackboard
Gifts start at $50. Choose your own amount on the next page.
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