Lucy Loko, President - Peter Loko Foundation (PNG) shares with RCGE the story of Lese Oalai School in PNG, ravaged by time and the devastation of floods.
The Lese Oalai junior school in the Gulf Province of PNG, is responsible for education of local children from grades prep to 3. There are 560 children currently attending, but this is likely to grow. Literacy rates in the Gulf Province are only 4.1%. The Lese Oalai village school was built in the mid 20th century and is now derelict and quite unsafe to use. Flooding rains from the Owen Stanley Ranges have left the school derelict.
The school buildings need to be replaced and the teachers accommodation needs to be refurbished. The community has been trying to rebuild this school for decades, but requests to the government have not been answered. The community are committed to build it themselves, but cannot afford construction materials. Rotary fundraising will help them do that.
Enquiries to be directed through the Fundraising Committee.