mahlathi classrooms
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Student Movement for Real Change
Mahlathi Classrooms, South Africa
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Classroom construction halted for lack of funds when Saul visited South Africa in 2002. 80 students were learning under trees.
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Saul and visitors meet with Alec Mnisi, principal.
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Barren classroom
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Visitors discuss education challenges. This is the largest block of classrooms. Total of 6 rooms were available for over 300 students.
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Saul presents donation to Principal Mnisi in 2003.
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Construction underway!
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Community workers dig and make cement for the schoolhouse.
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Jugs for water, women and community members get involved.
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Children watch from afar.
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More construction.
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Children line up for school.
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Workers take a break and pose for a quick photo to mark the moment.
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Principal Mnisi is all smiles.
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Girl in a barrel with water jugs.
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Mother and child.
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Women who helped with construction. They provided the water for the cement, often with children on their backs.
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SMRC visits school after construction is complete!
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Celebration for Education.
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Drummer
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Completed classrooms.
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Children now learn inside, but classrooms still lacked sufficient resources.
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Broken chairs and cement walls.
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Another view.
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Kindergarten students line up.
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Cinderblocks used in classroom for chairs.
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Small blackboard for English classes.
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SMRC and partners support a computer class in the new rooms.
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Computer room completed!
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Teachers gather proudly in the classroom.
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Classrooms as they look today!
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The tree that students used to learn under.