2025/26 - Markus and Friends #3 > Belel Gawdi, Senegal

Belel Gawdi

GPS location: 14°54'03.7"N 16°26'00.9"W

Costs & Sponsor: The US$35,000 for this school was generously funded by the group “Markus & Friends”: Renato, Sonja, Johan, Emil&Nathalie, Stefan.

Children: 100 - 150, from 5 to 15 years old, girls and boys in equal numbers.

Teachers: 2 teachers, employed by the Senegal public education board.

School building: Reinforced concrete, 140m2, two classrooms.

Construction: Managed by buildOn, much of the hands on work is done by the Belel Gawdi community, under supervision from buildOn.