Mupumbu Primary School Project
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During House
Of Stone's 2004 visit to Zimbabwe, the principal of Mupumbu Primary School
in the Zvimba District of Zimbabwe asked us to facilitate a "twinning"
(pen-pal exchange) with a U.S. school.
Under the
skilled guidance of librarian Jean Bolivar, the children and teachers of
Bennett Elementary School in Bellevue, WA, have been exchanging pen pal
letters with children and teachers from Mupumbu Primary School since 2005. |
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Zvimba Preschool
Project |
| More than 5,000 orphans and
vulnerable children (OVC) have been identified in the Zvimba District of
Zimbabwe. Many of these children are cared for by grandparents or older
siblings whose economic productivity or access to education is thus
limited. Preschool programs provide early childhood education, meals and
daytime care for the young children while reducing the burden of care for
their families. |
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In
2003, House Of Stone was approached by the J.F.Kapnek Charitable Trust for
funding of preschools in this region of Zimbabwe. With House Of Stone
support during 2003-2005, two preschools were built on the grounds of
existing primary schools; women were recruited from the local community,
trained in early childhood education and hired as preschool teachers;
furnishings, books, and school supplies were purchased; and teacher salaries
were paid. The preschools now offer education, nutritious meals and daytime
care for young children. Oversight for construction, maintenance and
administration was provided by locally based J.F.Kapnek Charitable Trust
employees. We were able to observe these schools functioning and were
warmly welcomed during an unannounced visit in 2004.
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