GAMBELLA 2016 EN

PROJECTS

PROJECTS

GAMBELLA

WESTERN ETHIOPIA, 2016

PROJECT

A future for children from Gambella

New Flower in Africa from 2014 to 2016 has supported the construction of a high school (grades 9-12). The building includes 4 classes, 3 laboratories (chemistry, physics and biology) and a library. Is already present and active in a multipurpose room used as oratory and cinema, which is occasionally rented to outsiders and becomes a source of profit for the school. There are also technical schools in mechanics, carpentry and welding, plus a college in IT. There is an integration program for the inmates of a prison nearby, through their inclusion in schools. The project is currently concluded.

REASONS TO TAKE ACTION
Ensure adequate higher education to students of Gambella by providing a complete and efficient structure in order to complete the course of study and easier access to employment or University. The intervention is particularly necessary in this area considering the social difficulties and the absence of effective schools.
DIRECT AND INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES
The direct beneficiaries of the project will be the 200 high school students entering directly from middle school, and 4 teachers. Indirect beneficiaries will be other 400 students (50 per class for 8 years), 100 students from the area who will be able to register every year, teachers and families of students (approximately 600 family members).
COUNTRY

The town of Gambella is in a very poor area bordering Sudan. The slow growth of this community is inhibited by penalizing factors such as the spread of diseases such as TBC and AIDS and a very high percentage of malaria. Moreover, the different ethnic groups living in the area are often subject to internal tensions that often result in violent conflict. In the town of Gambella, there are currently only 3 Government schools which offer a low-level preparation and 2 Orthodox private schools too expensive for families in the area.