Maweni
Primary School
GPS location: 3°30'47.1"S 36°42'55.8"E
Maweni Primary School is a government school located located in Muriet, Arusha which we first visited in early 2019. The 433 students enrolled in this school are dedicated and eager to learn.
When we first visited, Maweni primary school had no access to fresh drinking water, no electricity and no public transport. The government provided one tank of water a month for the school, which equates to just 3 days supply. The teachers had to be very strict for what is was used for and this results in students being thirsty, unable to wash their hands and go into some of the most unclean toilets we’ve ever seen.
The classrooms are also in very poor condition no windows, broken roofing and broken floors that students trip on and are very overcrowded making it hard to learn.
The local community are all part of the Massai Tribe, living in mud huts and sole occupation is tending to their cattle. The community have recently believed in the importance of education and parents are sending their children to Maweni Primary School to try and escape extreme poverty.
Our impact so far
Top 3 achievements at Maweni so far thanks to our supporters
Our water supply project helped Maweni win a national award for their edible garden which helps feed the students.
Improved grades by constructing two new classrooms and renovating the existing 10.
Increased confidence and attendance of girls during their period by 80%.
How we’re supporting Maweni students
Our partnership began in February 2019, and we are actively supporting this school with the following four programmes:
Let Us Learn: School builds
Completed: Renovated 10 classrooms and built 2 new classrooms in 2022/23.
Still to do: Replace the wooden kitchen with a brick building and add fuel efficient stoves. Buy text books, paint inside classrooms with educational material.
Water Is Life: Clean water
Completed: 14 x 5,000 litre water tanks installed in 2019 and 2022.
Being Well: Health
Completed: Construction of hand washing facilities (14 taps) and hygiene education programme in 2020.
Renovated 10 boys’ toilets in 2023.
Constructed 1 toilet with disabled access in 2023.
Girl Empowerment: Education for girls
Completed: Menstrual Hygiene Management Project, including reusable menstruation products, for 50 girls.
Project progress
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