The Peni high school in Southern Chad does not have a library. The Gouri Village Project would like to provide a library and other educational resource materials for the students. This will be a game changer, when implemented, as no such resource has ever existed in the area before. The library has been a constant demand of the students and their teachers. 

Your generous donation will go toward achieving this goal. The funds collected will help build a library to include a reading room, a small study area, and cover training for 2 librarians. We would like to get this project completed prior to the next rainy season which starts in June 2019 and ensure the library is ready for the next start of school year in October 2019. 

We have been able to collect a number of books through generous donations from friends. We now need to put in place a structure to house the books and allow the students to use and expand their knowledge. 

Approximately 1200 students attend the Peni high school. The school receives little help from the government and functions mainly with the support of the impoverished local community and occasional help from NGOs. The school has only 2 permanent structures. The remaining classrooms are made of simple huts which have to be replaced each year as they are  destroyed during each rainy season.

As a background, the project has provided school supplies and teaching materials to the school in the past. Of main importance, we  helped build an administration office for the school's administrative staff (headmaster, disciplinarians,  etc.) and a teachers’ room to allow them to work and prepare lessons. Prior to this, the teachers used to gather in an open area under trees.

We look forward to your donation as it will go a long way toward realizing this dream for the students.

Many thanks in advance.

Note: Your contribution is fully tax deductible. The Gouri Village Project is a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization under IRS rules.

Please also check out our website at www.gourivillage.org