Oldenderet

Oldenderet primary school is located in a very rural village of Arusha with 358 students. When we first visited in 2019 it was facing many challenges such as dangerous toilets for boys and girls, lack of water, and extremely poor condition of classrooms.

Oldenderet community is extremely committed and we have already successfully partnered with them on several projects such as building toilet blocks and installing hand washing facilities. Hundreds of community members have got involved in offering free labour and discounted materials to make a better school for the children.

There’s still lots to do at Oldenderet Primary School such as renovating the extremely dilapidated classrooms which are posing a risk to students safety. Students’ attendance has been dropping when it’s raining because they don’t like to sit at a desk where the rain pours in through the windows that have no glass. This is decreasing their opportunities to learn and we need to fix this fast to help prevent a future full of poverty.

Although the school has a water tap, a shortage of water still remains at the school which is causing students to remain thirsty during class leading to poor concentration. Plus there is no water to clean the toilets and classrooms or cook food (when food is available).