A future for the youth of Gambella. Gambella is an often-forgotten region of Ethiopia, bordering South Sudan, where young people live in conditions of great vulnerability and with few educational prospects. The project is set in a fragile context, marked by poverty, disease, and ethnic tensions, which make access to quality education pathways even more urgent.
It is right here that, between 2014 and 2016, the Nuovo Fiore in Africa Foundation chose to invest energy and resources to build a high school intended for students in grades 9-12.
It was an ambitious project, born from the desire to offer local young people a concrete opportunity for growth and education. The school was built with four classrooms, three science labs (chemistry, physics, and biology), and a library. The structure was completed by an already active multipurpose hall, which served as an oratory and cinema room. At times, it was also rented to third parties, becoming a small source of income to support school activities.
Over time, the project expanded with the launch of technical schools dedicated to mechanics, carpentry, and welding, as well as a computer college. A particularly significant initiative was the integration of inmates from the nearby prison, who were able to participate in the courses as part of a social reintegration path.
The project is concluded, but its impact continues to live on in the faces and stories of those who were able to study, learn, and imagine a different future.
School infrastructure is the heart of our interventions in Africa: without safe classrooms, adequate spaces, and modern tools, learning remains a privilege for few. For this reason, we build and renovate schools, create laboratories and educational spaces that allow children and young people to grow in dignified environments. Every new classroom is not just a building, but a seed of hope and future for entire communities.
Direct beneficiaries will be the 250 primary school students,
the 90 kindergarten students, and their 5 teachers.
Indirectly, the 500 young people who attend the oratory and the approximately 300 families living in that area will also benefit from the project.
Gambella is a borderland, in western Ethiopia, where life flows between green landscapes and imposing rivers, but also amidst great difficulties. Different ethnic groups coexist here, often in tension with each other, and the population faces daily challenges related to poverty, health, and lack of essential services. In this fragile context, education becomes much more than a right: it is a concrete hope for building a different future, especially for young people.
Each project is developed in collaboration with local communities and aims to promote education, personal growth, and sustainable development.
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