With the poor condition of the local roads, teachers often have great difficulty in getting to school on time. In the rainy season when roads are washed away, they may not be able to make it at all. Class sizes regularly exceed 70 pupils. If one teacher is either late or cannot attend school, this puts a huge strain on the other teaching staff and ultimately the education of the children suffers. Following repairs to the roof of the staff accommodation teachers have been able to remain on site overnight when the need has arisen.

We were also able to repair the damaged staff rooms. This has allowed the teachers to utilize the rooms to a greater degree, providing much needed space for the marking of pupils work and general administration.

 On the 27^th January 2013, we officially opened our fist Classroom block consisting of 2 Classrooms and a Head teacher’s office:

Sponsorship of secondary school students

Student Stories

Meet William! William is 16 years old, living in Malawi, with one parent (his mum) and 6 siblings. His dream is to be a doctor & has been identified by our team in Malawi to be sponsored by a very good friend and supporter of the Tongole Foundation. William was identified by local leaders. He is bright & very well behaved. His school grades are very impressive and with the help from Sid, he will be able to work his way through secondary education & hopefully achieve his goal/s!