The existing school infrastructure is in very rough shape. Grades 2, 4 and 5 are held in a cramped building constructed in 1977. It has been repainted since then but it is very hot and noisy inside due to a low ceiling, no interior walls and the crowded conditions. Grade 1 and the Kindergarten are in a palm leaf building without exterior walls that is exposed to rain and wind. Grade 3 is held outside under a roof adjacent to the school propped up by boards and a couple of trees. During windy or rainy weather, lessons cease because these two structures offer little protection from the elements. We are close to completing a new 60′ x 30′ school building.
Ohn Ka Rine
Ohn Ka Rine village is about 40 miles south of Mandalay and has a population of 915 people in 225 households. The villagers raise goats, cows and chickens and farm rice, sesame and beans. The school has kindergarten to grade five with 119 students, including 62 girls and 57 boys.
