School, Burundi
Charity: GRT
A newly built school for boys and girls, providing both local curriculum and Islamic studies, we introduce the Faith School.
The school has 6 classrooms with 30 students per classroom. There is a play area and an outside study area on weekdays, classes have 180 pupils on the weekend, classes attract a further 70 children Hifz classes in the evening have an additional 80 children.
“The best among you are those who bring the greatest benefits to many others”
The Faith School Offers:
- Local curriculum - Free meals - Free uniforms - After school activities which include sports and cultural celebrations - Weekend classes - Computer facilities - Evening Hifz courses - Free medical check-ups - Free tungiasis treatment - Regular food distributions to poor families including Ramadan and Qurbani - Some of the children who are homeless are able to stay overnight at the school.
School In Burundi
Alhumdulilah we raised over £30k to develop the school from Fajr at Snowdon, Leith Hill & the Box Hill Trek.
In 2015, the primary school enrolment rate for children in Burundi (aged 5-14) was 61%.
Only a 66% completion rate for primary education. 26% of children have to work alongside their education.
The student teacher ratio in Burundi in 2011 was 29.4:1.
Around 25 percent of all the country's schools were destroyed during a long lasting civil war which only ended in 2006, and many teachers were killed or became internally displaced.
