project: makurunge primary school

 

population: 328 children

location: bagamoyo district

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summary: each september, the children of tanzania take a test that determines their entire future: the national exam. no child can be promoted to the next grade without first passing the test. for weeks before the exam, children will sleep in their schools to prepare all night for the final test. they and their teachers struggle and strain their eyes each night to study by dim candlelight, all in the hopes that they can continue on with another year of school. with light in their classrooms, the children of makurunge will be able to study at night in well-lit rooms for the first time. they will gather together to learn, and know that they too may have a chance at a brighter future.