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Migombani School is located on the outskirts of Stone Town, Zanzibar in the midst of the urban sprawl. It schools children from Migombani as well as Mpendai as there isn’t another Primary School in the area. There are 1,087 students in the school, in 11 classrooms. There is a morning and an afternoon session in order to accommodate all of the students at the school.
There is not a single school desk on the premises, forcing the teachers to teach in dire conditions. There are over 45 children per classroom, some of which have mats on the floor, others the children are just sitting on concrete.
These children are already learning in a challenging environment. Their teachers are paid minimum wage, less than $50usd per month, but they do the best they can with the resources at hand.
With school desks, their standard of education would improve and they would be able to concentrate far better and this in turn will result in making it further in the school system.
The western world takes school desks for granted. Imagine having to do all of your work on the floor everyday, soon all motivation to continue would be lost.
The underpaid and underappreciated teachers have two sessions of students a day. They have school work to correct and need to assist their students when they have questions. Currently, all of this is done from the floor or a small make shift table on the side.
The teachers too would be far more motivated with proper tables and chairs from which to do their work.
Please help us make a difference in the future of these kids! | 
