Education
Each year, SHUMAS receives hundreds of applications from communities asking for help to rebuild their local schools. It takes into account the dilapidated state of the current school buildings and the community’s readiness to be fully committed to participate in the building of the new classrooms.
Since 2018 we have been prioritising projects where Internally Displaced People are swelling the numbers of pupils at existing schools in francophone regions.
This often means building additional classrooms at existing schools and, in some cases, creating bi-lingual schools which cater for both anglophone and francophone educational systems. We have been able to help some secondary schools with the provision of science labs where none have been available before.
Education in emergency
The war has caused large numbers of anglophones to flee to the bush and forest areas for safety. These newly created communities have sought help to establish safe learning spaces for their children.
We have managed to create several ‘pop-up’ schools held in temporary huts where specially trained teachers are able to help the children catch up with the education they have lost because of years of war.
The programme also includes educational and psychological support with the aim of getting the children back into mainstream education as soon as possible.
The new school at Mbande saw many more children enrol.
How much does it cost?
..The cost of a Standard Primary School project is currently around £27,000
A Secondary School project is approximately £35,000
A Science Lab costs around £20,000 to create and equip.
Education in Emergency costs £70 per child.