The school
There are about 300 highly motivated students from the surrounding villages. They are taught in two shifts in only 8 classrooms. Today, the scholars are not able to complete the last 3 years of school due to the insufficient space. Outside the rainy season, classes are held in the open air.
From 2021, primary school has been free of charge. This has created significant deficits in infrastructure.
A report by Marco Oriunto BBC News, Kafue
Space is missing…
… and furniture
two school buildings for 300 pupils
Our engagement
- Constructing two additional classrooms to ensure that they are regularly attended.
- Buy school supplies on the local market (Livingstone): notebooks, pencils, erasers, sharpeners...
CC Informatik AG St. Moritz donates second-hand laptops to Mandia Primary School
It's a great gift for the school and a huge opportunity for young people – it's immensely joyful.
However, five laptops are not enough...
The students write:
"Too many hands for so few computers.
Mr. Urs, we know you've done a lot for us alreday. But please help us with more computers."
May 2025
The new classroom is lovingly decorated with local animals, the alphabet and numbers.
The school kitchen is ready for use, December 2024
The school kitchen is ready
and is ceremoniously opened with a delicious Christmas dinner
for the children.
Our progress, November/December 2024
The school kitchen and....
the new school building
Ongoing work to renovate the upper school building.
Our progress, September/October 2024
The front, side and rear views of the computer room
September/October 2024
The front, side and rear views of the kitchen
Our progress, August 2024
The front and back side of the kitchen and computer room under construction
August 2024
Our progress, May 2024
start of construction of a building for the school kitchen
Our progress, April/May 2024
purchase of 40 school desks
fully assembled
school kitschen
Our progress, January 2024
the school building is almost ready
... except for ...
... few finishing works
Our progress, December 2023
Step ...
... by ...
... step upwards.
december 2023
Our progress, May, September, October, 2023
Concrete blocks are delivered from Livingstone
may 2023
It starts with the foundation
september 2023
First walls are rising
october 2023
Verein Support Mandia
Urs Ettlin
Via Chavallera 42 · CH-7500 St. Moritz
NEW: [email protected]
donations account
Graubündner Kantonalbank St. Moritz
account holder
SUPPORT MANDIA, St. Moritz
IBAN
CH20 0077 4010 4989 1140 0
SWIFT/BIC
GRKBCH2270A
payment slip with QR code (pdf)