Boarding school: learning, living and sleeping
The Bang’a Primary School functions as a boarding school for all pupils in grade 8. There was a great need for this, because previously many pupils had to travel far every day – on foot, that is. The children benefit greatly from staying overnight at the school, as it gives them much more time for lessons, homework and playing with classmates.
However, the girls’ overnight facilities were inadequate. Their dormitory functioned as a classroom during the day and this greatly affected their hygiene and privacy. Also, there were no sanitary facilities in their dormitory – the toilet was three hundred meters away and there was no possibility to wash.
With the arrival of a new dormitory with sanitary facilities this undesirable situation has come to an end. The 50 girls from group 8 can now spend the night at school peacefully, safely and hygienically.
