Completed projects:
Water Project at Chichoshe Primary:
Final Cost: $9,000
House of Stone completed its latest project at Chishoshe Primary School in the Chegutu District. Chishoshe Primary serves about 500 students and hosts 10 staff who live on the grounds. The school has no electricity, and had no running water and very limited teacher housing. After consultation with the headmaster, parent leaders and with community imput, it was decided that constructing a borehole to provide reliable water was their highest priority. Our project was completed through our local partner JF Kapnek Foundation Zimbabwe in the spring of 2023. The school now is able to provide clean drinking water to its students, as well as support limited agriculture, raising chickens and growing vegetables, both to expand food for the students and as a form of income to subsidize the schools limited funding.
Future projects:
Housing Project at Chichoshe Primary:
Estimatesd Cost: $20,000
We hope to continue our work at Chishoshe Primary School with a housing project to make homes for teachers and their families. Due to the school's lack of electricty and running water, teacher retantion rates are low. This severely impacts student's ability to learn. We hope to build 2-3 teacher houses that would give the 10 staff members and their families a place to live while working at the school. By doing this we hope to improve teacher retention and improve the learing environment.