Future Goals
While dreams may sometimes be bigger than the resources currently available, the Equity School team are ever ambitious, optimistic and dedicated to a wide variety of goals for the school. In whatever form it may take, Equity supporters want the school to be a central part of improving social stability throughout the community.
Below is a summary of our main goals of the school and roughly the costs involved in achieve them. Some goals are on-going, such as providing food, medical care and a basic salary for teachers. Others are project based like completing construction of the new schoolhouse, tablets, school vehicle or student scholarships for higher education.
| no | activity/goal | approximate cost (USD$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Student Feeding Programme for approximately 100 children | $1320 for breakfast and $3300 for lunches per year |
| 2 | Clean water and purifiers (drinking – cooking – cleaning) | $450 per year |
| 3 | Student healthcare services | $330 per year |
| 4 | Electricity | $360 per year |
| 5 | Firewood for cooking | $400 per year |
| 6 | Stationary supplies (pens – chalk boards – writing books etc…) | $200 per year |
| 7 | Text books and reference materials | $300 per year |
| 8 | Printers | $800 |
| 9 | Teacher salaries (current Hellen is the primary teacher but as enrollment increases to approximately 100 children Hellen needs some help) | $500 per month |
| 10 | School trips to high performing regional schools for knowledge exchange. Includes transport – accommodation and food for 105 people | $600 per trip (semiannual) |
| no | activity/goal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Complete construction of new schoolhouse |
| 2 | Furniture for new schoolhouse |
| 3 | Scholarships for high performing students to attend high school and university |
| 4 | School vehicle to help transport children to and from school |
| 5 | Tablet computers for students |