Thiocou, Senegal
Ground Break, March 2023, Completed June 2023
We’re excited to announce that our school in Thiocou, Senegal is now complete and will be providing vital education to 25 students (12 girls)! We have 1 wonderful teacher, teaching 1-grade level. We also want to give a special thank you to Edenbeg Charitable Trust who helped fund the school.
We are also working with community leaders to identify and enrol more students and improve the education system further.
We couldn’t have done this without you - so thank you, you wonderful humans!
About Thiocou, Senegal
Senegal currently ranks 164 out of 189 countries on the UN Human Development Index. Almost half of all Senegalese people over the age of 15 are illiterate and more than 6 million (38 percent of the total population) are living below the poverty line of $1.90 a day.
Nearly half of all children living in rural areas are not enrolled in school, compared to 21 percent in urban areas. Similarly, out of school rates are highest for children with the least amount of wealth.
That is why it is vital that buildOn constructs schools in vulnerable rural communities like the village of Thiocou. Located in the Thiès region, Thiocou is home to 700 people. Most community members are subsistence farmers who rear livestock and grow beans, hibiscus, millet, and peanuts.
Meet one of our Thiocou, Senegal Students
Seven-year-old Ndiémé is a passionate first grade student and one of 25 children in Thiocou who can't wait to have a new school to learn in.
You can also tour the old school here:
the build gallery
