Fadie, Mali
Ground break: 10th September 2020
Our First Build Commences
READING OF THE DEDICATION AND SCATTERING OF OLI’S ASHES
Whilst COVID may have temporarily slowed our fund-raising activities, we didn’t want it to slow the ability for our schools to provide much needed education and support to communities that need it most.
So, it was with a great deal of sorrow, and pride, that last week, we decanted 10 phials of Oli’s ashes and posted them to Burkina, Malawi, Mali, Nepal and Nicaragua. Our first 10 schools under Oli’s 100 Schools Project are about to be built!
Wonderfully, the first ground break was at Fadie in Mali, on the 10th September 2020, the anniversary of Oli’s death. At our first ground-breaking and the ground-breaking of every one of 100 schools, the following dedication to Oli will be shared:
GROUND BREAKING DEDICATION WORDING:
This school is dedicated to Oliver Felix Wissenbach - who was just 25 years old when he died on the 10th September 2019. Oliver was a teacher. He was passionate about learning and people fulfilling their potential. Before he died, he wrote that his number one wish was to leave the world a better place because he was here. Because of his wish, and the support of many wonderful people, this school can now be built. With Oli looking down on us smiling, let us build this school together and make a difference now, and for many generations to come.
The sustainability and success of the schools is due to a unique proven approach and partnership between buildOn, local government and the community. Equal numbers of girls and boys are educated, and many schools operate adult education programs.
Our schools will break the cycle of poverty, illiteracy and low expectations, transforming the lives of the attendees and the communities they live in.
LET THE BUILD COMMENCE!
THE VILLAGE MEETINGS AND COVENANT SIGNING
AND THE BUILD COMMENCES
