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Gidan Waya, a large rural K-12 school in Kafanchan, boasts a population of over 700 students. The facility also has dormitories for both girls and boys, complete with toilets and showers. Built on the other side of the campus, the dormitories contain the only toilets for staff and students. To date, teachers and students have had to walk across the campus to access the toilets inside of the dormitories. This has resulted in lost class time and disruption of teaching. To alleviate the problem, a new building was constructed close to the classrooms. The structure is larger than our normal footprint in order to accommodate the larger school population. Currently, the structure is complete and will contain stalls for students and staff as well as hand washing stations for convenience. Many thanks to the Avon-Canton Rotary Club for sponsoring this project!  
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This April, funding was sent to Graceland International School in Gusau for study carrels for student use in the library. This was a priority request from our partners as the number of students who access the library to work has increased. The carrels will increase the functionality of the space. The next step will be to supply additional volumes and titles to the library itself.   Please join us on May 3rd for a special evening to raise funds for the AEP Education scholarship. Bishop Markus Dogo of Kanfanchan, Nigeria, will speak to his educational vision and how we can help. Access tickets through the St. Peter’s South Windsor website, or directly through this link: https://stpeters-sw.org/our-events/aep-scholarship-supper/
Thanks to our donors, AEP was able to fund the repainting of the entire Graceland International School campus in Gusau, Zamfara, Nigeria. In addition, the funding included the repairs to doors and windows. The school, built from 2011-2017, was long overdue for a facelift. The new colors gave the school a fresh, clean look. The results, seen below, are quite beautiful! Our newest project in Godogodo is the third rural area where students received their education in crumbling buildings as well as a repurposed chicken coop. Conditions in the buildings, but especially in the coop, were difficult at best. The coop, constructed of zinc metal sheets, was stifling in the summer heat. During the rainy season, torrential downpours and heavy wind soak both staff and students alike and send books and papers flying off of desks. We are pleased to report that this project has been completed. Two new buildings, as well as three renovated structures are now full of students. A separate building now houses toilets and wash stations for students and staff, connected to a previously provided well. New desks, 250 in total, have been built by local tradesmen. The completed security wall has had gates installed to ensure safety for all. This is now a K-grade 9 campus. |
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