Page updated on 06/10/2009

Project description

The compound (construction work has already started around May 2009) will operate as secondary school with rooms for internal housing for the orphan students, a kitchen, dining hall, a mosque, a centre for teaching the Quran, a health centre, a computer room and physical activity space as well as toilets and sanitation facilities.

The importance of the project:

Emphasising the importance of developing a positive member of society, there is a need for comprehensive care of the orphans through distinguished learning environments conducive to better understanding and receipt of information.

The key to achieving this is to have a secondary school for exceptional orphan students that would supply them with special care in educational, academic and health issues in order to provide them with opportunities to secure a better future.

Location

Kasala city has been chosen as a place for the compound due to it being near areas with high number of orphans. Kasala city also has a strong infrastructure with its water, electricity and other services.

Beneficiaries of the project:
 
This project will benefit 250 orphans

Objectives:

1. To continue the care of orphans through their school years.
2. To ensure secondary school and university studies for the orphans when their support period terminates.
3. Linking the orphans to educational programmes enabling them to become responsible people.
4. To create a competitive environment between the orphans to achieve good results to enter this secondary school.

The remaining costs of building the school:

No.	Complex requirements	Cost (GBP)
1	Sleeping Dorms - 7 rooms (24 orphans each), size of 8x5	£70,155
2	Dining room, size of 10x6	£13,688
3	Administrative offices for housing - 2 rooms, size of 4x4	£7,300
4	Computer room, size of 10x6	£13,688
5	Student Activities Hall and library area, size of 10x7	£15,967
6	Lab & Internal kitchen area - 3 rooms, size of 4x4	£10,950
7	Storage rooms - 2 rooms, size of 4x4	£7,300
	TOTAL	£139,048

The remaining costs of construction and features to finish the Masajid, which will complement the school and orphanage.

No.	Masjid requirements	Cost (GBP)	Explanation
1	12 Air conditioners	£3,000	Purchase of Air conditioner, including fitting
2	Carpet	£2,245	Renovation of the mosque, minarets, toilets, Wudu area, drinking water and processing of generator has completed.
3	Imaam room, size of 4x4	£3,200	Will be situated in direction of Al-Mehrab, for the Imaam to rest and prepare the Khutba.
4	Women’s prayer area, size of 8x8	£12,000	Can be implemented within two months.
5	Expansion of the Masjid during busy times, tent-like attached to the Mosque, made of Zinc	£4,688	The foundation of the walls will be half a meter squared and made with bricks, pillared with a ceiling made of Zinc, which will be covered with various materials to keep the heat out.
	TOTAL	£14,333

This picture was taken at the initial stages of construction, around May 2009.



This near completed Masjid can be seen in the background, needing the several completions mentioned above. The school which is under construction (requiring further funds) can be seen in the foreground.

Price for Sudan Orphanage

Total required for project completion: £153,381 One Sleeping Dorm Cost: £10,022 Remaining cost for one orphan: £614 LILLAH ONLY PROJECT

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