Ralf's Current Favourite Microfinance Project
The Jhadol School in northwest Rajasthan, India. In the foreground, the site for the seconday school and in the backgorund the first 4 classrooms for the junior school
School transport
This borrowed school bus is essential for the survival of the school. Many children would not be able to go to school without it. Yet this represents the schools single largest expenditure due to the high cost of fuel prices
The 4 new Classrooms
The building has been built in such a way so that a second storey can be added in the future. The children play in the dirt for the time being.
Year 2 Jhadol Junior school
The first 56 children have already been enrolled. Next year these classroom will expand to hold 160 children. Free evening classes are held for the very poor in the evenings.
The Principals Room
The principals room. Yes he does have a computer - donated. Power is only supplied for 2 to 3 hours per day. Hence everything runs of batteries.
School staff meeting
The principals office also acts as the staff meeting room, Pastor Babu (on left hand side) acts as the principal & school administrator.
Jhadol Junior School
Pastor Philip (trustee of the Jhadool School project) standing on the proposed site for the Jhadol Boarding school. Offering a boarding school will be a major way of attracting more students and also is financially more viable than school buses.
Land in the Jhadol District
Most of the land is very stony with little topsoil. Hence the high levels of poverty.
Ralf's Current Favourite Microfinance Project is the Jhadol School in northwest Rajasthan, India.
There currently 4 classrooms for the junior school and simple amenities but everything works.
This borrowed school bus is essential for the survival of the school. Many children would not be able to go to school without it. Yet this represents the schools single largest expenditure due to the high cost of fuel prices.
The four new Classrooms have been built in such a way so that a second storey can be added in the future. The children play in the dirt for the time being.
The first 56 children have already been enrolled. Next year these classroom will expand to hold 160 children. Free evening classes are held for the very poor in the evenings
The Principals Room only has power is supplied for 2 to 3 hours per day. Hence everything runs of batteries.
The Principals accomodation also doubles up as accomodation & kitchen. School staff meeting are also in the principals office.
Accomitation for a boarding school is proposed. The boarding schoo will be a major way of attracting more students and also is financially more viable than school buses.
Most of the land is very stony with little topsoil. Hence the high levels of poverty.