Amboavola Primary School Appeal

The construction of Amboavola Primary School began in March 2025, after preparatory work and a community-led groundbreaking ceremony in February. With the help of community members actively transporting materials to the site, the construction activities are now in full progress. The foundation for the new school building has been completed, and the walls are already up past window height. Despite challenges posed by the sandy terrain, latrine pit excavation is also complete, and structural works are ongoing.

In addition to classroom construction and repair activities, SEED plans to furnish the new and repaired classroom buildings. Each newly constructed three-classroom building will receive 75 student desk-benches, three sets of teachers’ desks and chairs, three lockable cupboards, and three blackboards. Additionally, the repaired building at Amboavola Primary School will receive 30 student desk-benches.

SEED began Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) training in March. These sessions are designed to build awareness, foster local ownership, and ensure sustainable use of the new facilities. SEED’s WASH officer began by delivering the initial triggering sessions to community members of Amboavola. Community triggering sessions are delivered when communities have not previously used improved WASH infrastructure, such as latrines. These sessions are useful in augmenting collective knowledge and skills around the sustained use of WASH facilities. The purpose of holding these discussions is to encourage communities to identify WASH-related concerns and coordinate their solutions when addressing them.

All lessons will be followed by refresher sessions to consolidate learning. These interactive lessons consist of best practice WASH principles and cover topics such as handwashing, water treatment, and latrine use and maintenance. The sessions will be delivered to teachers using a train-the-trainer approach, supporting teachers to deliver WASH education sessions to students in the future and promote the sustainable use of the new infrastructure.

Thank you once again for making this work possible. Your support is creating lasting change in Amboavola.