SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION IN CHAD

In FY00, the HA-Other program provided the Chad Country Team with $100K to construct rudimentary school buildings in rural, under-served areas. Three classrooms were constructed with these funds in Bénoyé, which is located about 50 km north of Moundou in Southern Chad.  These classrooms, which are quite basic by our standards, are a quantum leap forward from the grass shelters where classes were formerly held, and which needed to be rebuilt annually after the rainy season.

The Country Team, accompanied by Ambassador Goldthwait and SSgt Arevalo, recently visited this location and are glad to report that the facilities are continuing to be used and have held-up well.  The photos below were taken during that visit  (28 February  2003).

 


 

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SSgt Arevalo in front of the
 sign showing this school to be 
US funded.  The school 
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Right to Left:  SSgt Arevalo, Ambassador Goldthwait, the local civilian administration  (subperfect), and the commanding officer of the local Gendarmerie		 Benoye04s.jpg (45230 bytes)
The three classrooms:
Cost = $3,493