In March of 2024, Cyclone Filipo ripped through Vilankulo damaging class rooms, store rooms and the playground at Quinto Congresso Community Preschool. If you have ever visited the school, you know how special it is for the little ones who get to learn through play every day, learning Portuguese and pre-maths and social skills before heading off to primary school! We really hope to return this school to a safe learning space for the dynamic tiny scholars of Quinto Congresso neighborhood.
Heavy winds and rain from Filipo broke the timber that supports shade above the playground and ruined the cement floors in the classrooms. We managed to fix these problems with the first round of donations that came in for this project! But we still need to complete the store room repair and renovate the broken and precarious playground equipment.
Our hope is to repair all of the broken infrastructure at the school with climate smart repairs, including upgrading the playground equipment, to make it a safe space to learn and play for years to come.
Counting on support from Bahia Mar Hotel and it's guests, Quinto Congresso Community Preschool has provided early childhood development for hundreds of children. The government does not provide schooling before six years old. Most neighborhoods don't have preschools! These kids are so lucky because it's been proven that the benefits of preschool last long into adulthood in areas such as education level reaches, wellness and income - it's one of the greatest tools for ending the cycle of poverty!
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