Makuyuni Juu, the community continues building, we accompany.
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The initial situation
Context & Problem
Before 2006, the children on the slope of Makuyuni Juu had to walk long distances to the nearest school. A school of their own did not exist.
The idea & the people
As early as 2006 the community started building themselves. Chairman Justin and his people kept the project alive. We joined in 2022, to scale what was already there.
The journey
Block by block, year by year. Between the build phases we co-financed, the community kept building on its own. Classrooms come, toilets come, the teacher's house came.
The result
399 children learn here today. Seven classrooms, a teacher's house, two toilet blocks, furniture, complete. In 2025 the school was handed to the Tanzanian government.
Ausblick / Status
Handed over and still not done. The community keeps on building, the state now carries the operations. Makuyuni Juu shows what our model can mean when a community starts the work itself.
Makuyuni Juu at a glance.
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Today: Handing over, community continues building.
Since 2025, Makuyuni Juu has been a state primary school. Teacher salaries, meals, and maintenance are covered by the state. 399 children learn on site, seven to ten teachers work at the school.
The community continues building between government phases: small repairs, new furniture, expansions. Our role is fulfilled, the school sustains itself.
Block by block, year by year.
What ~€137,000 made possible.
What ~€137,000 made possible, donated, built, handed over.
What's next for Makuyuni Juu.
Makuyuni Juu is in the hands of the government. Our role here is fulfilled, what the school needs now is overseen by the community together with the state.
What we take away: Expanding is just as valuable as building anew. A community that has been building for itself since 2006 knows what it needs, we have added block by block. We are now carrying this principle to the next schools.
You can finance the next school.
Every euro goes directly into construction.