1. K-4 School Design
2. K-4 School Floor Plan

Problem Summary 

Mwambezi village is located 12 km from the town of Mbala in Northern Province of Zambia, Africa. This village has no school. School going children have to walk 12 km to attend school. Children in early grades from K-4 never manage to walk 12 km to attend school. As a result, this village hardly has any children reaching grade seven. If they cannot reach grade seven, there is no way they can reach grade twelve.  Without education people have no literacy and numeracy skills, the foundation for success in today's world. Lack of children's education is the root cause of poverty among the people of Mwambezi village.

A preschool class at Mwambezi village that was started in April 2019 upon encouragement and support by Ntungo Noble. Picture by Wisdom Simbeya

The Solution

Building a school at the village will allow young children to receive early education while close to their parents at the village. The school can be built in stages from K-7 and 8-12 (i.e. K-7; 8-12 grades).

Goals for School Construction Project

1. To build a school that children can attend while close to their parents
2. Provide children access to early childhood education
3. Provide shelter and a place for educating children of the village
4. To reduce the incidence of poverty through access to education

Project Development Activities

• Develop school architectural drawings
• Develop project plan for school construction
• Conduct fundraising for school development
• Mobilize the people of Mwambezi village to participate in building the school
• Construct the school
• Inaugurate opening of the school

  School Operational Activities 

• Identify Principal officer for the school
• Identify teachers for the school
• Establish a process for educational supplies procurement
• Establish an operational sustainability plan for the school

Budget

The cost of building one block with four classrooms, and two teacher's houses is estimated at $40 000.

Fundraising Appeal

Ntungo Noble relies on hundreds of donors making small donations which add up to the set financial goal. Kindly help build these kids an early grade school and give them a chance at education and improved life. Without education these kids will never escape poverty. Please help by donating $50 or $100 or $250 or $500 or whatever amount you deem affordable.

Anticipated Impact of a School at Mwambezi village

1. More girls will be able to attend school which will result it gender equity with boys
2. Increased literacy and numeracy among the people of Mwambezi village
3. Improved opportunities to reach higher grades of education

Appreciation of Your Financial Support

Thank you for your generous donation. Your donation will always be appreciated by the people of Mwambezi village.

                   Donate any amount

Ntungo Noble treats every donation received as precious. This is reflected by using the names of the twelve precious stones. The use of the names of precious stones depicts that every donation received is an investment and goes towards building a precious stone foundation for protecting the people of Mwambezi village against poverty for many years to come. You can choose to make a precious stone foundation donation of any amount.

The following are the suggested precious stone foundation giving opportunities:

1. Jasper             +$75001 and above
2. Sapphire         +$50001 - $75000
3. Chalcedony    +$25001 - $50000
4. Emerald          +$1001 - $25000
5. Sardonyx        +$501 - $1000
6. Sardius           +$251 - $500
7. Chrysolite       +$101 - $250
8. Beryl               +$81 - $100
9. Topaz              +$61 - $80
10. Chrysoprasus +$41 - $60
11. Jacinth            +$21 - $40
12. Amethyst        +$10 - $20

The 3 Classroom Block Under Construction Novemmber 2019.
Photo by Wisdom Simbeya / Ntungo Noble Images