September 2016
Not long now and the new teacher house in Marar will be finished. With lack of housing and transport for teachers causing a major blockage to teachers’ attendance, the construction of a new teacher house in Marar will help the Marar Primary School a lot!
Sometimes people wonder why we would invest in a teacher home. What does that have to do with education of children? The simple truth is that the quality of the education of the children depends to a very large extent on not just the quality of the teaching, but also the time a teacher spends in the classroom. Absenteeism of teachers, whether attending for short periods or not attending at all, is a real problem in many remote villages. If there is no reasonable housing available near the school, teachers will need to live somewhere else and overcome the challenges of travel long distances or not having any means of transport. In our view it is therefore essential to have decent teacher houses as part of the overall education improvement program.
Thanks donors for your support!
