WELCOME TO FURAHA SCHOOL

Furaha means "Happy",

What I have dreamed of all my life is`to be able to create loving human beings`in chacter who are capable of dreaming but also are able to be rational and make their dreams a reality, and perhaps, more important than all of this, is for them to be capableof giving without expecting anything in return.

Furaha is a literacy project that will be established in area of Bubub Kidjichi Zanzibar -Tanzania,to promote literacy and reading culture by providing the residents and nursery and primary school with access to books and reading materials.

Target beneficiaries:

The main beneficiaries shall be children under 3 -6 years old and youth.

We work with children between 3 - 6 years and the volunteer can work in the morning.

Facility:

The School is a bright, clean, and open environment; all outside activity is in a secure safe area.

Philosophy:

We believe that children learn through concrete actual experiences. The curriculum consists of group and individual activities that are a mixture of independent and teacher-facilitated learning and provides language and social activities so the children can learn to communicate with others.

Children are unique individuals experiencing life and gathering information at their own pace.

Multi-sensory activities that enhance the total development of the child are planned in a sequential manner following a theme, or a part of a unit. Both quiet and active play shall support the development of the whole child.

Most importantly, basic religious concepts, such as loving God, our families, our friends, all living things and ourselves are fundamental to the curriculum. Taking care of God’s earth and the gifts God has given us is an integral part of the child’s learning environment. We believe that developing a positive self-concept, feeling good about one self and others is of utmost importance in nurturing the spirit within each child.

Goals:

In keeping with our Philosophy, our goals are to help each child

• To develop an awareness of being a child of God and growing in God’s love.
• To develop a positive self-concept and to promote respect for self and others.
• To grow creatively through “hands-on” experiences.
• To expand independence by providing opportunities to make choices.
• To cultivate gross and fine motor skills and to use all senses in learning.
• To experience learning in a play environment.
  
  Objectives of the project:

• To be part of great transformation through education and development with love and responsibility.
• For these reasons, the objective at Furaha school is to present to the children the possibility of knowing other ways of living Zanzibar, and show them that there are places in the world for respect, tolerance and love.
• Everyday we create an atmosphere where by showing example, it becomes natural to demonstate the values that the world needs.