In the west African country of Sao Tome & Principe, kindergarten is open (the Jardim de Infância de Milagrosa) for the kids in the community. Parents are happy to see their children able to attend school in early age. Classes begin the middle of this month.
The Milagrosa community pulled together to build the facility over long months of manual labor, initially funded by Camden Roofing and Construction in Charlotte NC. UNICEF and the Department of Education joined in to bring the project to completion.
Update January 2018 - Our thanks to Camden R&C for supporting development in western Africa and particularly for funding this school project. Locals did the work, but Camden provided construction materials and support to make it happen. The school serves the community now with forty preschool kids enrolled. (Note the kiss, sent today to those who helped.) STeP-UP, the NGO on site, sends their thanks.
Pictures from 01/2018 show delivery of refrigerator and kitchen supplies on the semester's opening day. The occasion was attended by UNICEF and STeP UP and was broadcast on national television. |
| Thanks and a hat tip to Camden Roofing and Construction in Charlotte NC for their generous support of education and assistance efforts in Sao Tome and Principe, western Africa. |
