Mkale Community School
86 students
3 teachers
Mkale Community School
Msonda was also promised a school by the government and already had tens of thousands of bricks sitting idle for years. Howard and Wendy Lerman donated $10,000 to bring a school to fruition. Students are learning in a nearby church while construction completes by July 2011.
- Established: 2011
- Location: Msonda Village
- Donor(s): Howard Lerman and Wendy Lerman
Meet the Mkale Students
Lackson PhiriAge 14
Lackson Phiri, Age 14
Lackson was enrolled at a previous community school 4 years ago, but the school closed down do to lack of funds to construct a classroom block and sustain it. Now that Mkale is available, he will be able to pursue his education. Lackson and his 5 siblings live with his grandmother after they were abandoned by their parents.
Neliya PhiriAge 7
Neliya Phiri, Age 7
Neliya just started grade 1 and is very excited to be a schoolgirl. She and her brother and sister are double orphans living with their grandmother.
Stephene BandaAge 8
Stephene Banda, Age 8
Stephene is very happy that a new school was built close to his village, reducing the dangers of traveling over 6km in the bush to reach the nearest government school (Nthambo). He lives with both parents as well as his two brothers and one sister.
Esnala BandaAge 9
Esnala Banda, Age 9
Esnala is now 12, but started school at the previous community school at the age of 9. Due to the closure of the school last year, she has missed one year of schooling and needs to catch up. She aims at working hard so she can become a teacher at the Mkale some day.