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Emes School
As part of our larger push to increase access to education in Port au Prince we’ve recently provided a roof and repaired damage at a local community school called Emes School. These improvements will allow more children to attend this affordable, community run school.
Project Status:
Complete
Goals:
- Create safe, covered classroom space
- Improve sanitary conditions at the school
Actions Taken:
- Replaced damaged, leaking roof over one classroom and built new roof over another
- Constructed roof for kitchen area and bathroom area
- Installed concrete floor in the bathroom and bathroom wall for privacy
- Demolished and rebuilt two unsafe walls
- Repaired four damaged walls
Outcomes:
- New classrooms ready for use
- Sanitary conditions improved for 20 students
- Students attending school in a safer, more comfortable environment
- Space provided for more students to attend school
Full Description:
Our work at Emes School addressed safety, space, and health issues. These works have not only provided more space for children to attend at this affordable community school, but have made the school safer for the children.
We intend to continue monitoring the situation at Emes School and ensure that the children attending class in this new improved classroom are thriving. Our commitment to education means that our relationships with the schools we help go beyond a one off construction project.
While education may not immediately appear to be related to the earthquake, ensuring that children are able to attend school is key to creating communities that are able to resist and recover from disasters. And that means that education is at the heart of long-term, sustainable recovery.
Actions Pending:
- Install drainage system
- Monitor use of the classroom and evaluate future needs of the school
Support this project:
While the construction at Emes School is almost complete, we need more funding for the drainage system! This system will further improve sanitation and health for the kids.
There are also many other schools that need support either in the form of physical improvements or scholarships. Please donate so that we can continue to support schools and students in and around Port au Prince.
