Madidima Primary School
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UThungulu District Municipality
Uthungulu is one of the 11 district municipalities of KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. The seat of uThungulu is Richards Bay. The majority of its 885 944 people speak Zulu...
, KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa. Prior to 1994, the territory now known as KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the province of Natal and the homeland of KwaZulu....
, South Africa
South Africa
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. The school had around 100 pupils in June 2006.
Due to the state of poverty
Poverty
Poverty is the lack of a certain amount of material possessions or money. Absolute poverty or destitution is inability to afford basic human needs, which commonly includes clean and fresh water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing and shelter. About 1.7 billion people are estimated to live...
in the region, the school has only one classroom (though another is under construction), and very basic facilities.
Visit from English Students
In the Spring of 2005, 23 students from Wallington County Grammar SchoolWallington County Grammar School
Wallington County Grammar School is a state-funded boys' grammar school located in Wallington, Sutton, London. Places at the school are invariably oversubscribed and entrance is via competitive exam...
visited the school, donating sports equipment, stationary, books and a small amount of money. They also spent some time teaching English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
words to the children, entertaining them, and talking with teachers and representatives of the education department.
New classroom and facilities
Due to the fundraising by students of Wallington County Grammar SchoolWallington County Grammar School
Wallington County Grammar School is a state-funded boys' grammar school located in Wallington, Sutton, London. Places at the school are invariably oversubscribed and entrance is via competitive exam...
(who raised £8,285.97) along with Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School
Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School
Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School is a mixed grammar school located in Hurst Road , Sidcup in the London Borough of Bexley, England...
and Bexley Grammar School
Bexley Grammar School
Bexley Grammar School, is a co-educational grammar school in Welling, in the London Borough of Bexley, UK. Students are admitted into Year 7 at age 11, however can be admitted at a younger age of 10 if the student skipped a year or into the Sixth Form at age 16, providing they fulfil the entry...
, Madidima Primary School was able to begin the construction of a new classroom, and the installation of new facilities in mid-2006.