NIGER -
EDUCATION FOR THE CHILDREN OF THE GANGUEL PLATEAU
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North-West of Niamey, in the Tillabéri area, more than 11000 people from 10 different villages live on the banks of the river Niger. Almost half of these people is less than 15 years old.
Deep in this 74 km² area, only 55% of these children can benefit from a regular schooling.
Nevertheless, access to education remains a top priority for families that also have to cope with adverse living conditions, with restricted incomes.
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CONTEXT
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The main issue derives from the lack of school structures in the area.
Two of the ten villages in the zone have no school at all to accomodate the pupils. The children have to travel very great distances each and every day in order to attend schools in other villages. The costs of the journey, unaffordable for many families, prevents the children from having a regular access to school and education.
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More difficulties also arise from the building and the equipment of the existing schools on the Ganguel plateau.
The buildings are old, and most of them are highly dilapidated. They have suffered from time, rains, enough to constitute a risk for the safety of the children.Moreover, several hundreds of pupils lack quality tables and chairs, necessary for conducive and comfortable working conditions.
Another issue is that half of the classrooms in the Ganguel area were built as straw hutswhich cannot protect the pupils from the unfavourable weather conditions (wind, sand, excessive heat, rains) and do not warrant the undisturbed running of the classes.
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OBJECTIVES & ACTIVITIES
Responding to the beneficiaries - and working in collaboration with them, AMADE joins the efforts of the many services of the Government of Niger to schedule an educational programme around two general objectives:
- Increase the schooling rate of the area
- Improve the working conditions of the pupils
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 BUILD AND EQUIP THREE NEW STRUCTURES
In the villages of Daraïna and Balandé, where no school currently exists, two new facilities will be built, each one of them with the capacity to accomodate 150 pupils.
In the village of Saga Fondo, a bigger highschool will be built to accomodate 200 pupils. Each new school will also be fully equipped with chairs, tables, desks... necessary for the comfort and the efficiency of the classes.
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BUILD AND EQUIP 15 CLASSROOMS
15 neighbourhood classrooms will be built in 7 different villages on the Ganguel plateau during the next 4 years. Each classroom will receive all the appropriate equipment and furniture.
Each classroom will provide classes to 50 pupils, which will allow 750 children to find more accessible places - closer to their home - to attend classes.
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RESTORE SEVEN CLASSROOMS
Seven classrooms currently neglected will be fully restored in the next two years: repairing of the roofs and ceilings, waterproofing of the roofs, repairing of the doors and windows, general painting...
The classrooms will be provided with 60 tables and seats to replace the old furniture. 350 pupils will be able to learn in safer and more comfortable conditions.
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