Hassan Maajar Trust: MTWARA - READING CORNERS PROJECT (HANDOVER EVENT )

This project is a partnership between Hassan Maajar Trust and We Are The World Kids

Who are We Are The World Kids

WAWK is a non-profit organization committed to help kids, to protect the environment, and to promote the diversified cultures around the world. We Are the World Kids is an organization that was actually started by kids, is managed by kids, for the benefit of kids.

This donation is part of a pilot project initiated by them (‘We are the World Kids’), as part of their global initiative to build and set up libraries for schools in Africa and Eastern Asia.

ABOUT READING CORNERS PROJECT

In 2011, the number of student who could read and write had reduce tremendously, this showed a clear need to capture the young minds at pre-school, introduce the 3 key skills, reading, writing and arithmetic.

Hassan Maajar Trust is keen on piloting a pre-school furniture program in providing innovative and furniture designed specifically for pre-scholars for the classroom and ‘Reading Corners’ within the classroom.

By innovative design we mean taking into consideration the age and physical built of a pre-scholar, using colour and texture to stimulate the brain etc.

These ‘Reading Corners’ create a new and conducive learning environment for the children and in turn encourage them to read more thus improving their vocabulary, reading and writing skills as well as arithmetic skills.

This project targeted students in pre-school and those of standard 1-4.

The ‘Reading Corners’ is set up at the back of the classroom due to lack of classroom buildings in the schools.

Handover Event

This is a continued project that started in 2013. In 2013 HMT provided 26 desks, 4 library shelves and 385 books, to 2 schools in Mtwara Region. Mtwara Municipality (Chikongola Primary School) and Mtwara Rural (Mbuo Primary School).

In this phase we have Handed over 60 desks, 4 book shelves, 181 books, 2 Teachers tables and 4 teacher’s chairs, and other reading corners materials for Mtwara Municipal (Lilungu Primary School) and Mtwara Rural (Nanguruwe Primary School) to Regional Commissioner (RC) Hon Halima Dendego and District Commissioner (DC) Hon. Fatuma Ally of Mtwara.