Providing a classroom for Namibian school Children

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Summary

This project will build a new classroom and library building for 5th and 6th grade children in a rural village in the Caprivi Strip in Namibia. The children are orphaned or HIV infected.

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

My name is Griffin Vanze. I am currently a volunteer teacher at a primary school in a small village in the Caprivi Strip. I have been here for about one year and will be here for another year and a half. My village needs two classrooms and a library, but the school cannot afford it. I am raising money for the construction costs and I need your help in the funding of the project.

Activities

The rooms in which grades 5 and 6 currently learn are mud huts with tin roofs. The tin roof recently blew off in a windstorm. The government has agreed to build a new classroom block, if I can raise half the money.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $28,200
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $3,800
Total Funding Goal: $32,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

The Caprivi Strip has an HIV /Aids rate of at least 39%. Alchoholism is a serious problem. 85% of the children in my school are orphaned. I see education as a way of helping these children rise above the astoundingly difficult conditions.

Project Message

Alone, I will not be able to complete this building, but together we can erect a monument of hope for the future of Namibia’s children. Thank you very much for your time and concern for my cause.
- Griffin Vanze, Volunteer teacher

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Steven Vanze,
Project Leader
7407 Meadow Lane
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
United States
301-951-0216
Email:

Project Sponsor

A. Wes Siegner, Jr.

Organization

Steven J. Vanze
7407 Meadow Lane
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
United States
3019510216

Learn more about Steven J. Vanze and the project team.


Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Namibia and can also be found under Education.

For more information about Namibia, read the Human Development Report on Namibia or the Wikipedia entry for Namibia.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on November 17, 2008.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on November 17, 2008.

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