Lillian
and I visited Fulla Falls we were shocked to learn that the school premises
which had been used by the school since its foundation in 1999 had been
bulldozed. The school is now operating under straw shelters, which
are so close together that one class hears everything said in the class next
door. The teachers deserve great credit for carrying on in these very
difficult circumstances. The pre-school has its own small compound a
short distance away and is better off, though as the photos show conditions are
still basic.
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| Children of Fulla Falls School Grade 2 |
It seems that the government want to expropriate and develop the land at Soba Aradi, which is relatively close to Khartoum and to the new US Embassy at Soba. The people do not know what will become of them but expect to be relocated either to a distant area south of Khartoum or an even more remote area called Al Fateh 2 north-west of Omdurman. Both lack even basic facilities.
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| Children of the Fulla Falls Pre- School |
The school expects to move with the majority of the people to whichever of these sites is chosen. They do not know whether the government will make land available there for the school, nor whether they will receive any compensation.
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| The education of girls is vitally important |
At present our support is much appreciated to help the school survive. We shall need to consider what more might be done in due course to enable the school to continue in its new location. But they need to discover first where they will go and to plan the move.
