Idimayii, our first school, today in other hands.
The History
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The Initial Situation
Idimayii is located in the Maasai village of Lomiyon. Before our time, there was hardly any possibility for schooling on site. That's why, in 2009, Lalahe started building a school together with the community.
The Idea & the People
Makuyuni e.V. joined in 2018. Together with Lalahe and the Lomiyon community, we carried on building what they had started: classrooms, furniture and everything else a school day needs.
The Path
We worked in Idimayii without a formal construction protocol. What we know: four classrooms were created, around 75 children learned there regularly. We did not build a well here.
The Result
The school was handed over to the Tanzanian government earlier than planned, with teacher salaries and operations running state-supported since then. Later, another non-profit organization took over further development. We are no longer involved there.
Status & Outlook
The school is standing and lessons go on there, just no longer with us. Therefore, we do not know student numbers or structural expansions after our time. We document the school here because it is part of Makuyuni's history and because it shows that helping for self-help also means eventually not being part of a project anymore.
Idimayii at a glance.
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What we learned from Idimayii.
In Idimayii we learned how important clean bookkeeping is. To be honest, we can no longer break down exactly what we spent on what back then.
| Position | Status | Costs |
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| Classrooms (4, built with Lalahe and the community) | Complete | - |
| Furniture & equipment | Complete | - |
| Well | Not built by Makuyuni | - |
| Total (Makuyuni share) | - | - |
What we take away: Since Idimayii, we document every project from the start. We set out who is responsible for what. And we plan the handover to the government or community right from the beginning.
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