Finishing the job - New Classrooms in Ghana

Bella Barolsky is organizing this fundraiser.

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Presby School's new kindergarten foundations have been laid. The walls have been built. All they need is just a bit more money to create a floor, a roof and to plaster and paint.

Hi, my name is Bella Barolsky and I have just spent the last 2 months volunteering in schools around Aduamoa, Kwahu East, Ghana (4 hour drive from the Accra, the country's capital).

Here is my video showing what's needed:

This new kinder is going to make a massive difference. I've seen first-hand the benefits it will bring. Currently, there are hugely overcrowded classrooms and generally a very poor learning environment.

Every cent donated will be donated directly to the building project. There are no middle people, charities with big overheads or officials taking a cut. All paid labourers and contractors come from the local community.

If you support this initiative we will send photos (with your approval) of the project as it progresses.

FYI, some more details about the school:

Name: Presbyterian School of Shwi Shwi
Location: Shwi Shwi, Ghana (https://goo.gl/maps/BgT8wSmjnTgw4vPY8)
Number of students: Approx 250.

The school teaches kids from the local community of all ages. This is what the neighbourhood looks like:

The construction project and what’s needed

The new kindergarten construction was started by two volunteers in 2021. It is on hold until the next person/funding comes.

Stages of the construction:

1. Foundations (this had been done)

2. Main walls (this has been done)

3. Wood flooring

4. Roofing

5. Doors and windows

6. Plastering

7. Painting

In total, the building needs $9,419AUD, to be completed in its entirety. However, with ambitions to complete the 'wood flooring’ and 'roofing stages', we have set our target goal at $4,500AUD.

Here’s a detailed list of the building materials required and cost in Ghanian Cedi (1ghc (Cedi) = $0.14AUD):

Wood (170 pieces of 2”4 (40ghc each); 70 pieces of of 2”3 (35ghc each); 15 pieces of 2”6 (70ghc each); Facial board board 25pcs (70ghc))
Felt (3 yards) - 120ghc (40ghc per yard)
Roofing nails (8 boxes) - 720ghc (90ghc per box)
Silicon (3) - 150ghc (50ghc per unit)
Cement (130 bags) - 12,350ghc (95gh per unit)
Transportation (130 bags of cement) - 2500ghc
Workmanship (mason work) - 6,000ghc
Window frames (12) - 2400ghc (200ghc per frame)
Door frames (3 )- 900ghc (300ghc per frame)
Doors (3) - 1,350ghc (450ghc unit cost)
Windows (12) - 3,600ghc (400unit cost)
Workmanship (fixing doors and windows including the frames) - 600ghc
1 trip of sand (single axle truck) - 3,300ghc
Paint (10 buckets water based) - 2500ghc (250ghc per unit)
Paint (5 buckets) - 1250ghc (250ghc per unit)
Turpentine (5) - 300ghc (60ghc per unit)
Hinges and locks (windows and doors) - 500ghc
300 bricks (workmanship) - 400ghc
Carpenter fees (roofing) - 6,000ghc
Roofing sheets (10 packets) - 14,000ghc (1400ghc per packet).