2023
Build Report
At PoP, we build school communities, including classrooms, bathrooms, and handwashing stations that provide things students need to thrive in school. We believe that all children deserve a quality physical space to foster learning. This is our progress toward that goal in 2023 alone.
A message from PoP CEO,
Kailee Scales
2023 School Builds
Tadzewu
Ghana
3
classrooms built
3,046
students impacted
Lifetime student impact
Fodome Kordzeto
Ghana
3
classrooms built
248
students impacted
Lifetime student impact
Gbi Wegbe
Ghana
6
classrooms built
1,760
students impacted
Lifetime student impact
Bakpa Amukpo
Ghana
3
classrooms built
Lifetime student impact
Anyako
Ghana
3
classrooms built
644
students impacted
Lifetime student impact
Dodo Dompa
Ghana
3
classrooms built
544
students impacted
Lifetime student impact
Cantón Cocales
Guatemala
2
classrooms built
Lifetime student impact
Cantón Cocales is a small town of about 500 families in the Suchitepéquez Department of Guatemala. PoP partnered with Canton Cocales to build a school for their students.
The old school structure was crumbling, and the paint on the walls couldn’t keep the classrooms from feeling dark and gloomy. It rains here almost every day, and the sound from the tin roof made it impossible for students to hear their teachers.
PoP supporters help build two classrooms for the students. Each of the bright and colorful classrooms received new furniture and learning resources and will impact the lives of nearly 1690 students each year.
Guatemala
1
classroom built
Lifetime student impact
Vieng Xay
Laos
2
classrooms built
Lifetime student impact
Laos
2
classrooms built
462
students impacted
Lifetime student impact
Pak Mong
Laos
2
classrooms built
Lifetime student impact
Laos
2
classrooms built
Lifetime student impact
Bom
Laos
5
classrooms built
Lifetime student impact
Vang Bong
Laos
3
classrooms built
Lifetime student impact
Pak Nga
Laos
3
classrooms built
Lifetime student impact
A message from Jorge,
Guatemala Country Director
2023 Bathroom & Hygiene Builds
Tadzewu
Ghana
7
bathrooms built
Lifetime student impact
Gbi Wegbe
Ghana
6
bathrooms built
Lifetime student impact
Bakpa Amukpo
Ghana
6
bathrooms built
124
students impacted
Lifetime student impact
Anyako
Ghana
6
bathrooms built
Lifetime student impact
Fodome Kordzeto
Ghana
3
bathrooms built
Lifetime student impact
Dodo Dompa
Ghana
544
students impacted
Lifetime student impact
Phou Vieng Noy
Laos
5
bathrooms built
1,189
students impacted
Lifetime student impact
Sop Heuang
Laos
5
bathrooms built
Pak Mong
Laos
3
bathrooms built
Lifetime student impact
Bom
Laos
3
bathrooms built
Lifetime student impact
Vang Bong
Laos
3
bathrooms built
Lifetime student impact
Chom Nying
Laos
3
bathrooms built
462
students impacted
Lifetime student impact
Chom Nying is located by the side of the mountain along the main road north of Ngoi district. Almost everyone in this village is a farmer. They plant rice and have some livestock. Children often help with the daily workload.
Many of the students of Chom Nying were learning in an open-air half-finished wooden structure. Others learned in a run-down classroom too small to serve the number of children in class.
Together with our partners, PoP built new classrooms and provided desks, chairs, tables, and chalkboards. Chom Nying Preschool and Primary School now has three new bathrooms facilities. This build project will impact 462 students per year and improve their daily experience for years to come.
Vang Xieng I
Laos
3
bathrooms built
966
students impacted
Lifetime student impact
Ya Nang
Laos
3
bathrooms built
Lifetime student impact
Pak Nga
Laos
2
bathrooms built
Lifetime student impact
Na Fai
Laos
2
bathrooms built
Lifetime student impact
Mouang Kham
Laos
2
bathrooms built
Houay Saen
Laos
1
bathroom built
Lifetime student impact
Pho Lad
Laos
1
bathroom built
748
students impacted
Lifetime student impact
A message from Bounsai,
WASH Senior Technician in Laos
2023 Classroom Repairs
When a community builds with PoP, they have a partner for life. We regularly check in on our school build projects to ensure they are still structurally sound and the students continue to have what they need to continue learning in a safe and engaging environment. After several years, sometimes our older builds, and schools built by others, need repair. PoP responds with a sustainable and economical intervention to ensure students are safe and engaged for many years to come.
Ghana
3
classrooms repaired
248
students impacted
Lifetime student impact
Welcome to Fodome Kordzeto, a town in the Volta region of Ghana just north of PoP headquarters in Ho. Just over 1,000 people live in Fodome Kordzeto, mostly farmers, thanks to the fertility of the land and its distance from major cities.
When PoP first scouted Fodome Kordzeto M. A. Basic School, we saw children learning in converted storage rooms, open-air pavilions and a formerly built classroom block in need of updating. Students were either at the mercy of the elements or learning in a dark, crowded room. Our team in Ghana knew the students of Fodome Kordzeto deserved better.
Since partnering with PoP, three newly built and three intensively repaired classrooms will serve the children of Fodome Kordzeto. Each of the bright and colorful classrooms received new furniture and learning resources. Fodome Kordzeto M.A. Basic School will also have three new bathrooms, so students no longer need to leave class and journey home to use the communal bathroom facilities. The new and improved Fodome Kordzeto M.A. Basic will impact the lives of nearly 248 students over the next 10 years, helping them achieve new milestones in literacy and educational outcomes.
A message from Hilda,
Ghana Administration Manager
Help us build on this Momentum
PoP envisions a future where all children have the learning environment they need to thrive. We won’t stop until every student, everywhere, has access to a safe and healthy place to learn. Will you build with us?
