Orkisima, first the well, then the lessons.
The story
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The starting point
Orkisima is Lalahe's home, his father lives here. Before 2019, the region had neither its own school nor reliable drinking water.
The idea & the people
Orkisima was the school where Lalahe and Lazaro started in their own region. Trust was there from the start, because Lalahe's family lives here. We joined in 2019.
The way
Construction of the school began in 2019, the well was finished in 2020 and only then did lessons start. After that, block after block was added until the state took over the school in 2022.
The result
403 children learn in Orkisima, seven to ten teachers work at the school. Seven classrooms, one teacher's house, one toilet house, a private water tap at the school. In addition, a well that supplies 3,200 people of the community with clean drinking water according to WHO criteria.
Status & outlook
Since the handover in 2022, the state pays teacher salaries and operations, the community takes care of maintenance. The 2020 well continues to operate, the school grows.
Orkisima at a glance.
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What the well and the school cost.
Here you can see where the €187,990.78 was invested. Water supply, classrooms, teachers' house, and toilets. The Bücherbörse Köln co-financed the construction, Orkisima was the first school we tackled together.
| Position | Status | Costs |
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| School + teachers' house (7 classrooms) | Complete (2019–2022) | 119,629.35 € |
| Well + pump and storage system | Complete (2020) | 68,361.43 € |
| Toilet block | Complete | Included above |
| Total (Makuyuni share) | - | 187,990.78 € |
What we take away: Since Orkisima, the first thing we ask at every new school is whether there is clean water.
You can co-finance the next school.
Every euro goes directly to school construction.