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 prioritizing projects where IDPs are swelling the numbers of pupils at existing schools. This often means building additional classrooms at already existing ones and, in some cases, creating bi-lingual schools. In some cases, secondary schools have requested help with providing science labs for practical lessons, 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 and we have managed to create several ‘pop-up’ schools held in grass huts where paid teachers are able to work with the children to help them catch up with the years of education they have lost because of war.

Schools

What we provide

Classroom Facilities

Three classrooms, complete with blackboards, benches and teachers’ tables and chairs,

Washing Facilities

New toilet block with handwashing facilities

Extras

School office and store.

We help to change these old schools... 

 ...into new ones

Construction Costs

The cost of a Standard Primary School project is currently around £27,500

A Secondary School project is approximately £35,000.

A Science Lab costs around £30,000 to create and equip.

The cost for Education in Emergency projects is about £7,000