Projects

Learn what has happened with the money raised from Africa Calendar 2009!

In 2009 SHARE FOR SMILES sold 921 Africa Calendars. The proceeds of the calendars (13.815 Euros in total) were equally distributed among BOCCS in Zambia, Kilifi-Orphanage in Kenya and Radisele Primary School in Botswana.


SHARE FOR SMILES carefully selected these projects focusing on education, sports, and health as well as sustainability. Documentary reports of all expenses were assigned. Final documentations will follow.


Here, you can read how the children have benefited from our support.

 

Radisele Primary School in Botswana
1. Furniture

As almost all furniture and doors are infested by termites, the school urgently needs desks for the classrooms and the school office.
2. Little library
Money will be spent to buy books for a little library. Not only does the library enable the teachers to develop their own knowledge and to adequately prepare for class, it also provides the students with learning material and gives them the opportunity to independently acquire knowledge from books.
3. Sports equipment
Sneakers and tricots are bought to enable the students to do school sports.

 

 

BOCCS in Zambia
1. BOCCS Life Skills Students construct desks for their school
The school's carpentry plans to furnish several classrooms with self-built desks. This project also creates new apprenticeships for 160 youths. The purchase of material as well as the delivery of the desks is organized by the head of BOOCS Carpentry. The construction of the desks will be part of BOOCS school education.

2. Wages for teachers involved in agricultural education and vegetables cultivation
BOCCS puts emphasis on school gardens to teach its students the skills to grow fruits and vegetable themselves. Organizing the feeding of orphans the school kitchen also benefits from the yield of the gardens. SHARE FOR SMILES pays the wages for several qualified teachers who guide and survey the program.

 

 

Kilifi Orphanage Project in Kenya
1. School fees and equipment

To enable the children to attend school we take over all school fees including annual tuition, admission charge and examination fees.
Besides, SHARE FOR SMILES makes sure that the children are supplied with school uniforms, shoes school bags, books, writing pads and pens.

 

2. Purchase of chickens and goats
The orphanage plans to buy about 20 chickens (meat and eggs) and two goats (goats) for animal husbandry. Follow-up costs, such as the building of stables, animal food and so on will also be compensated with SHARE FOR SMILES funds. The orphans themselves are responsible for the care and husbandry of the animals. First and foremost, the animals are purchased for home requirements. In the long run, the purchase of more animals and the cultivation of cereal such as millet might not only guarantee the requirements of the orphanage but could also ensure resale in the future.


3. Wages for the warden of the home and private tutors
Being the person in charge for the kids` upbringing and education SHARE FOR SMILES pays for the warden's salary. Since command of English is a basic prerequisite for school attendance private tutors for English have also been hired.

 

4. Sports and game equipment
For school sport a volleyball net, sport balls, skipping ropes and different other sports equipment will be purchased