Chisomo Community School
The school exists because parents and guardians cannot afford the uniforms, books, and PTA fees to send their children to Government schools.
Buildings
We are attempting to build a classroom block, to replace the temporary shelters, comprising 3 classrooms, an office, toilets and kitchen. If we can construct one block, there is a good chance the Government will construct a second one. Thereafter we will examine the feasibility of further buildings. We need funds for cement, roofing sheets etc
Salaries
The teachers are not Government employees. They are currently being paid by a single individual donor, which is not a sustainable arrangement in the long term. Their pay - around GBP12 per month, is insufficient, and we would like to at least double it. Government teachers are paid between 10 and 15 times this sum. We are working on a plan to help the community raise money for salaries, but this will be a long process and the need is urgent. If you would like to sponsor one of the teachers, please send a message by clicking here
Supplies
We need to buy books, pencils, teachers' guides, desks, chairs, blackboards, and all those supplies necessary to keep a school operating.
How to help
All donations are important to us - large international donors are not interested in education projects like ours, so we know we will need to rely on the generosity of indivduals.
Cheques can be sent to:
Richard Francis
483 Green Lanes,
London N13 4BS
(Please include your name and address so we can acknowledge, and thank you)
Bank transfers can be made to:
Chisomo Community Trust
Account number 63724905
IBAN: GB45 BARC 2027 9163 7249 05
SWIFTBIC: BARCGB22
Barclays Bank Plc
sort code 20 27 91
Terminus Road
Eastbourne BN21 3PQ
UK
(Please send us a note or an email, advising us of your donation, so we can acknowledge it, and thank you. If you would like a formal receipt, we will be happy to send one)
Unless you say otherwise, we would like to include you on our donors' roll of honour