Assembley at Zorat Elementary School

Breaking News

June 17, 2009

Thank you Shivaraj Ishaya and Kundalini Shivani of the Welness Networker Magazine and their families and friends for raising almost $300.00 for Zorat. Katherine and I had the opportunity to visit them at thier home in Moncton last weekend.  To our surprise, they had all the money ready for us.  They are some of our great supporters. Thank you.

  

We have now reached $7694.35 whch is 19.24% of our goal!

  The Need for Basic Desks and Chairs

Nearly 425 students have no desks to sit on at school.  The majority of those students bring a rock to sit on in class.  Imagine a child sitting on a rock, doing school work on their lap.  It would surprise most people to find out that it costs around 62 Canadian dollars to purchase a combined desk that seats three students.  $8662.00 would buy enough combined desks to seat those students who are currently sitting on rocks.

A Library with a Handful of Books - Goes a Long Way

The school has a one room structure that has been designated as a library.  They have less than a few hundred books and most of them were donated from different sources. Unfortunately, the majority of the books in the library are far too advanced for the students to utilize.  We visited a bookstore that had hundreds of books that would be suitable to these students.  The books were mostly under $6.00.  It would be very easy to purchase books that are appropriate and cost effective at the same time.

Library

  

Here is the library at Zorat Elementary School.  We would like to change it by pulling in electricity to the school so that they can have lights. Then purchase shelves, chairs and desks, and restock their inventory of books.

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Zorat Elementary

In the Heart of Ethiopia

Zorat is located in Northern Ethiopia, in the province of Tigrai and near the historic town of Axum.  Zorat serves 1700 students that are from grade one to eight.  The student body represents 95% of all school age children in the surrounding area.

Of the 1700 Students, 25% do not have chairs or desks.  In addition the school in May of 2008 had 11 orphans and 90 half orphan students.

 Students in Zorat Elementary school come from primarily farming parents.  Often times, children have to get back to work and support their families in their respective farms.  Most of their school work has to be completed before they go home. Frequently, students who take home any school work do not have the time or the light needed to finish their work in the evenings.