Goja Nursery School
In South Sudan, many schools utilise temporary classrooms made of mud and thatch. In some village schools, there aren’t enough classrooms and classes may take place in the open air, under a mango tree.
Old school building
During the wartime years, no schools operated and no schools were built. Since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in January 2005, a great deal of investment in schools has taken place but the needs are enormous. The Brickworks does not at the moment have the funds to build an entire school. In 2009, it helped the community at Undukori to finish a block of 3 classrooms that they had started but been unable to finish. In 2010, The Brickworks was delighted to work with the UK charity African Revival to build three classrooms for a school in Maridi and in 2011 three classrooms in Longamere.
3 new classrooms at Maridi
Our method of procurement is to handle all contractual, tendering and payment issues from the UK and to leave site supervision and liaison with the Education authorities to a trusted local representative. The Chairman of our Charity was involved in the project management of school construction in South Sudan from 2008 to 2012, involving the completion of 11 schools, and the method proved very successful.
In 2010, the cost of a block of 3 classrooms, with school desks, was approximately £40,000 ($60,000).
Our next goal
To build one complete school per year in South Sudan.
Did you know?
A girl has a higher chance of dying in childbirth than of finishing primary school
