Facts about Ololomei

  • Population

    • 448 children, 227 boys 221 girls

  • Infrastructure

    • 5 permanent classrooms
    • 5 semi-permanent classrooms
    • 1 permanent kitchen
    • 2 blocks of toilets
    • Solar power system in 4 classrooms

  • Teachers

    • 16 teachers – 6  employed by the government and 10 by school committees

Meet the children

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Achievements

  • Wildlife Warrior Program

    • 11 scholars under the Wildlife Warrior Program
    • Over 30kgs of seedballs cast

  • School Supplies

    • Text Books worth over $3,000
    • Thousands of school stationery items
    • Donated 3 desktop computers

  • Infrastructure

    • Book shelves worth $430
    • 80 school desks
    • A kitchen worth $15,000

  • Other Items

    • 400 pairs of shoes and socks
    • Complete football kits for 2 teams
    • Over 20 footballs and volleyballs

Current needs

  • Wildlife Warrior Scholarship

    • $600 to fund the annual scholars’ retreat
    • $4,400 to include 2 more scholars in the scholarship program

  • Infrastructure

    • $18,000 to build a school administration block
    • $30,000 to construct and furnish a teachers’ quarters (accommodation)
    • $42,000 to build a school library

  • Other needs

    • School stationery
    • Sports supplies – footballs, volleyballs, and netballs
    • Age-appropriate story books

What you can provide

$65

Buys 1 Desk
$200

Sponsors 1 child to attend the wildlife warrior retreat
$550

Supports a child through one year of secondary school education
$18,000

Constructs and furnishes 1 classroom block