News of Dingani School

It was great today to receive an email from Zimbabwe with the latest news on Dingani School, sent to me by a gentleman  who had read of us on this blog and had recently visited the school.

Dingani  School is still setting a high standard in education  and now has 300 pupils and 8 teachers, with the Cleveland class rooms being put to good use.

 Piped water has now been taken to the school, a great improvement on the 'Bush Pump' I photographed at the school a few years ago, where water was pumped by hand from underground into whatever containers were available,  but  I assume that pump is still in use on the days when piped water does not get through as it is not delivered on a daily basis, and the big drive now is for the school to try to raise enough money to have a storage tank installed.  I have asked for some more information on that.

Hwange District will always have a special place in my heart and it is great to get an update on Dingani School.  Thanks Dought.

The Bush Pump at Dingani School.

The metal pipe forming a bar was pumped up and down - one can just see a hand on it at the end of the pipe, and water brought up from below.

John G.