Selela Nadosoitok, from a classroom made of sticks to 467 children.
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The starting situation
Context & Problem
Before 2021, the children of Selela Nadosoitok learned in a classroom made of sticks and clay. A proper school on site did not exist.
The idea & the people
Selela was our third school in 2021. The community brought the will, the land and the first hands, we came with materials and coordination.
The journey
We built Block A, later Block C and Block D, solid stone classrooms. A teacher's house and a new, large toilet block followed.
The result
467 children learn in Selela today, the largest school in the network. Nine classrooms, a teacher's house, a toilet block, an own water supply.
Ausblick / Status
Handed over and the community keeps on building. Selela shows what "help towards self-help" actually means: we start the build, the community carries it on.
Selela at a glance.
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Today: largest school, own water supply, community continues to build.
Selela has nine classrooms. Block A, Block C and Block D were built by us, Block B by the community with their own funds. There is a new, large toilet house, a teacher's house and a pipeline from a mountain spring, the community built the pipeline and the Wulf Foundation supported the 10,000-liter water tank.
467 children are learning on site today, growth from 300 to 467 since 2021. This makes Selela the largest school in the network. Handover to the government: 2023.
We build the beginning. The community continues to build.
We built Block A, C, and D, the teacher's house, and the toilet house. The community built Block B and the water pipeline on their own. The Wulf Foundation supported the 10,000-liter water tank.
| Bauteil | Status | Kosten |
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| Classrooms Block A, C & D | Complete (Makuyuni e.V.) | ~95.000 € |
| Classrooms Block B | Complete (community self-build) | - |
| Lehrerhaus | Complete | ~25.000 € |
| Toilet block (large) | Complete | ~12.000 € |
| Wasser-Pipeline | Complete (community self-build) | - |
| 10.000-L-Wassertank | Complete (Wulf Foundation) | 3.000 € |
| Selela (Makuyuni share) | - | ~135.000 € |
Costs rounded. The community built Block B and the water pipeline with their own funds. The Wulf Foundation supported the 10,000-liter water tank (€3,000).
What's next for Selela.
Selela is in the hands of the government and the community. What the school still needs, it continues to build itself, block by block, year by year.
What we take away: If the community supports it, the construction lasts. Selela is the proof. This energy is now being invested in Lolera and Meleleki, the next schools that are meant to grow with their children.
You can co-finance the next school.
Every euro directly funds the construction.