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Outreach Africa |
OUTREACH AFRICA
The story behind Outreach Africa began 30 years ago when the small 15 member Eshowe Rotary Club (ERC) in KwaZulu Natal (KZN) South Africa saw the desperate need for a secondary school in the predominantly Zulu rural township. As basic education needs were unmet throughout the territory the club continued to assist. To date the club has achieved the building of 2700 classrooms and laboratories at 150 locations, and 700 water systems and 1000 latrine blocks.
The model that has proved to be so effective is that a local community will raise 10% deposit (these days just over $1000, a large sum in South Africa), then the ERC will find an organization or individual to provide the
The learners are between 5-21 years old. Thousands of these children do not go to school due to a lack of educational facilities. Often existing facilities have the problems of poor sanitation, lack of clean drinking water and crowded classrooms. In rural SA there are no libraries, movie theaters, or other places where children can learn about the world outside their community.
The Oshkosh Rotary club involvement and connection to the Eshowe Rotarians began 12 years ago with supporting Matching Grants from The Rotary Foundation to equip the classrooms and labs and build water systems and latrines. In 2007 two Oshkosh Rotarians visited KZN and
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