LEAP
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What projects are we sponsoring?
Providing a secure environment for learners: doors and locks, breeze blocks for the different classrooms.
Maintaining blackboards. As there are no books, the blackboard is an essential tool for teaching.
Providing desks and benches for the classrooms. In the schools where benches were provided, the teachers noted a increase in attendance.
Providing challenges: in the past 4 years, we have organised 3 tournaments (netball and football) for the LEAP schools. Prizes were sporting equipment (balls, cones…) as most schools do not possess such things.
In partnership with other visiting International Schools, providing flashcard workshops for the teachers.
Who are the LEAP Schools?
They are Government Primary Schools apart from one.
Some schools have been with LEAP since the beginning.
They are all in need of help.
They all have shown a commitment to respect LEAP ethos and ways of working.
| Year 2007/ 2008 | Number of Students | Number of Teachers | Number of Classrooms |
| Likuni Girls | 1414 | 34 | 16 |
| Likuni Boys | 960 | 28 | 14 |
| Chinsapo | 5275 | 65 | 16 |
| Mbinzi | 680 | 21 | 8 |
| Area 2 Girls | 772 | 27 | 12 |
| Mlodza | 5385 | 68 | 16 |
| Bunda | 972 | 32 | 8 |
| Chitedze | 1058 | 26 | 20 |
| Kauma | 800 | 15 | 10 |
| Polly (not gvt school) | (200) | - | (16) |
| TOTAL | 17316 (17516) | 316 | 120 (136) |
Typical LEAP projects and costs:
Providing 30 desks (seating about 90 students) in a classroom: $1,000 or £500
Painting a classroom: 120$ or 60£
Renovating a classroom (plastering and breeze blocks): 240$ or 120£
Providing a lock: 10$ or 5£
Providing a door: 60$ or 30£
All the projects are done locally and help the local economy as they give jobs to local bricklayers, carpenters, welders etc.
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