Send a poor child to an agricultural school

End of the second trimester:

• Results of the students: The results of the first two years were acceptable, for the 3rd and 4th year they were below expectations. We have introduced end of february study groups program which we think will help students. For this we have realised new blackboards.

Pourcentage of students with a acceptable grade at the end of the second trimester:

1st year   2nd year   3rd year    4th year

95%           80%         74%         26%

• Activities last day before vacation: 

The general supervisor had organised for the first time at the LAP some sport events on the last day of school before vacation. Those activities started a 7:30 AM (to avoid the heat): soccer game for boys, 60 meters dash, relay race and wrestling for boys and girls.

• New examination for technical subjects (CAL):

Students are tested in 4th year for general subjects via a national exam called the BEPC, but there are so far no official test for technical subjects. We will introduce this school year an examination called the CAL (Certificat Agricole du LAP) which will validate the technical studies made by the students.  

1- Addition of a copy machine at the LAP:

The LAP has electricity only via the generator from 6 to 10 PM. In order to take care of the administration we needed electricity also during the day in the office of the LAP.

We have installed solar panels and we can now work on the computers, charge our telephones and power our new copy machine.

This will help all the staff and teachers to perform their adiministration. It will also cut down some costs for copies. The challenge is now to maintain the copier.

2- Modification of the ovens at the kitchen:

We have to cook 3 meals for more than 200 people each day. So far we are using only wood for the cooking. The ovens made originally were not very efficient and the smoke was very bad in the kitchen.

With the help of a mason from Benin, we were able to modify our 3 ovens within 10 days. The main part of the material used was termites ground.

This modification will help us save at least 30% of wood usage. It has also eliminate most of the smoke in the kitchen which is vey good for the health of the cooks.

WE ARE TAKING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO WISH YOU AN HAPPY NEW YEAR 2017. 

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT, CHILDREN ARE DEPENDENT OF THIS SUPPORT TO GET AN APPROPRIATE AND GOOD EDUCATION.