Education

Education

EDUCATION

EDUCATION

“Illiteracy is NOT a terminal condition.
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— REVE Kandale Foundation

Our Current Priorities

Complete 12 classrooms for Institute Gufwa Gubila
Continue teacher training for primary school instructors

PRIMARY FOCUS

The primary focus of our work in Kandale is on education.

Knowledge is power that, once acquired, cannot be taken away. Years ago, Kandale was known as a center of education in the region. We have committed to partnering with the people of Kandale to fulfill their dream of rebuilding the educational infrastructure and providing program resources and reclaiming that designation. It has three Components:

School Construction
Teachers’ Training
Ami du Livre Early Reading Program

Building Educational Structures

Gufwa-Gubila Primary School

In the Congo, all children are required to attend six years of primary education. The government completed six classrooms in 2019 with funding from the World Bank. However, more primary classroom space was needed to support the student population. We completed seven additional classrooms in 2023 and have handed them over to the community to manage. It is now a spacious and beautifully maintained school.

Institute Gufwa-Gubila Secondary School

This is a co-ed secondary school which has programs in Math/Physics and in Pedagogy (Teaching).

Rebuilding the 12 classrooms is the largest project we have undertaken and is progressing well. We broke ground in 2024 and hope to complete the school in 2027. The students are already using some classrooms.

Lycée Gina Gisanga Secondary School

This is a technical school that has programs in Business and Sewing.

Six of the required 12 classrooms were built as a simple concrete structure in 2011 and need updating. The remaining six classrooms are constructed of local materials and are not robust.

Primary Schools in the Area (over 500 students enrolled)

There are two other primary schools in nearby villages that we support -
o Nzemba Primary School
o Muwangi Primary School

**EP GUFWA GUBILA**
Total population: **216**
Total Girls: **121**
Total Boys: 95

**EP Nzemba-Kiboba**
Total population: **212**
Total Girls: **122**
Total Boys: 90

**EP Muwangi**
Total population: **175**
Total Girls: **101**
Total Boys: 74

Supporting Structures

The Multipurpose Education Center (MPEC) was opened in 2018 and is the administrative center of REVE Kandale and home to many activities, including the national education exams for final-year secondary school students. The building is equipped with solar-powered lighting.

o The MPEC Main Hall seats 250 and is used for the state exams as well as many training events and community meetings.

o A library with over 1,000 volumes inspired our Ami du Livre program

o There is a lot of enthusiasm for a new preschool program that allows for early learning for over 50 students before they enter first grade. It is held in the MPEC.

o In 2018 we received 40 sewing machines through a grant from the US Embassy in Kinshasa. People can also come to the Multipurpose Education Center to rent them.

The Girls’ Dormitories were rehabilitated from the colonial era structures. There are four buildings that can hold up to 80 girls isn’t capacity now 40? along with a kitchen, home for a chaperone and solar powered lighting for safety.