Education
Permanent classrooms to replace tents near Mazar-e-Sharif
We built four classrooms and two latrine blocks for a primary school where 640 children had been studying in tents.
- Location
- Dehdadi district, Balkh
- Duration
- Oct 1, 2021 - Sep 30, 2022
- People reached
- 640
- Budget
- $72,900
Why this project
For several years, pupils at this primary school studied in canvas tents. Classes stopped in the hottest weeks of summer and the coldest weeks of winter, and tents tore in the spring winds.
What we did
The school committee and the district education office agreed the design with us. Local builders constructed four brick classrooms with large windows, insulated roofs and wood stoves, as well as two latrine blocks with a hand-washing station.
Parents contributed labour for the foundations. Our engineer checked the work every week until it was finished.
What we learned
Hiring local builders kept costs down and meant that the community knew how to repair the buildings. We now include a small maintenance fund with every construction project.
