Maikona Teacher
Posted on September 04, 2008 by Barak in Africa | No Comments
Maikona elementary school is a dusty school in Marsabit, Kenya. It’s three concrete brick buildings with classrooms and rickety wooden desks. Sometimes kids double and triple up at the desks. Outside the wind whips the desert sand into dust devils that spiral several hundred feet in the air and a dozen thorny scrub trees are the only plants that break up the otherwise barren landscape. But Maikona school is a source of pride for the community. They built it. There was no one there to help them, the government ignores them, and so they built it themselves. They wanted a future for their children. They sold camels and goats and donkeys, they purchased the cement and brick, they hired the technicians, and they built the school. Now they pay the salaries for 3 extra teachers b/c the government will only provide 7 and each classroom has over 80 students per teacher. It’s incredible to see the dedication of this community. They stand proud for what they are giving to their children.
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