Aid Project In An LEDC - Economic Development

Question 1

• Name of project and charity
• Locations where charity operates
• Location of project

Answer 1

• Project Sekoly by Azafady
• UK based, work in Madagascar
• Anosy region, Madagascar

Question 2

When was the project set up?

Answer 2

June 2006, still ongoing

Question 3

Why was the project set up?

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Answer 3

• only 22% of children graduated primary school
• illiteracy rate of 80%, one of the highest in the country
• children had to walk up to 20km a day to attend overcrowded schools with under-qualified teachers

Question 4

What does the project involve?

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Answer 4

• build primary schools (15 so far)
• build middle schools (6 so far)
• repair current primary schools (12 so far)
• Regional Education Authority recruits and pays teachers

Question 5

How is the project socially sustainable?

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Answer 5

• single sex latrines (encourage girls to attend school)
• protected wells (appropriate technology) for community use
  THESE IMPROVE SANITATION - 3.5 million school days are lost every year to diarrhoea in Madagascar
• buildings by Azafady construction team with international volunteers and local community (in charge of maintenance after completion of project)

Question 6

How is the project economically sustainable?

Answer 6

It isn’t since it relies on donations from MEDCs, mainly UK and Australia