Participation

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Teachers

Always involve teachers and school directors in the project development and execution. They will be a huge help in organizing the force of the students to collect trash. Moreover, they will have key insights into the needs of the classrooms, thus affecting the building design and layout.

If the school is new or without teachers, ensure there is a plan in place to hire teachers for the school. A school is not much use without qualified teachers to utilize the new building!

One way to obtain funding for teachers is through government approval, certification and funding. Another is that the community as a whole will agree to contribute to the cost of hiring a teacher, or that volunteers will come forward from within the community. Alternatively, there may be a NGO/charity active in the area who can commit to providing funding for teachers.

Sharing Skills

There is a great opportunity within the bottle school project for exchange of skills. Facilitators will be able to share project design and development skills while the counterpart leaders of the community will be able to demonstrate communication and community organization skills. Manual labor unites all involved and gives facilitators and volunteering members of the community a chance to learn construction skills from skilled masons.