Serra Cafema - Pack for a Purpose

Visiting orphanages

Pack for a Purpose does not condone visiting orphanages, as this can often lead to negative impacts on children. The accommodation or tour company working with the orphanage will deliver the supplies in a coordinated and respectful way so that the children can benefit from them. Your generosity is not diminished because you do not interact with the children.

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Project Description

Marienfluss Mobile School is a small primary school that offers grade 1 through 4, which supports 60 children from ages 6 through 11 years old and has 3 teachers. It is situated in the Marienfluss Conservancy. In the country’s far North lies the 303 400-hectare (749 641-acre) Marienfluss Conservancy. The school offers a unique education approach tailored to the cultural and tribal needs of the nomadic Himba people of the Kunene region. Over the years the school has achieved considerable progress as well as acceptance by the local communities and the demand for education has increased considerably resulting in permanent infrastructure.

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Project Needs

General School Supplies:
Book Bags, Chalk, Colored Pencils, Compasses, Crayons, Dry-Erase Markers, Erasers, Glue Sticks, Handheld Pencil Sharpeners, Markers, Pencils, Pencil Cases/Bags, Pens, Protractors, Rulers, Solar Calculators, Solar Lantern Lights, and Wide-Ruled Paper

Reference Materials:
(English) Dictionaries and Age Appropriate Encyclopedias on CD

Flash Cards:
(English) Alphabet, Math, and Word

Laminated Wall Charts:
(English) World Maps

Text/Reading Books:
(English) Age-Appropriate Story Books

Art Supplies:
Beads for Bead Work, Buttons, Craft Glue, Thread, Watercolor Brushes and Paints, Flip-charts, and Whiteboards

Computer Hardware/Software:
Flash Drives/Memory Sticks, Mobile Phones, Solar-Powered Working Laptops, Tablets, and Working Laptops

Educational Games/Toys:
Puzzles and Stuffed Animals/Soft Toys

Sports/Outdoor Activity:
Inflation Pumps, Jump Ropes, Netball/Basketballs, Soccer Balls, Team Uniforms/Kits for Soccer, Tennis Balls, Whistles,

Clothing/Shoes:
New or Gently Used Children’s Clothing and Shoes

Office Supplies:
Pencils, Pens, Rulers, Scissors, Solar Calculators, and Staplers

Gardening:
Books about Gardening, Gardening Gloves, and Watering Tools

Health/Personal Grooming:
Band-Aids, Bars of Soap, Combs, Deodorant, Hair Brushes, Hair Pins and Elastic Hair Bands, Reading Glasses of Assorted Strengths, Sanitary Napkins, Shampoos, Toothbrushes, Toothpaste, Vaseline, and Washing Powder

Initiatives

Education

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