Raising $ To Build Classrooms in South Africa!

Africa Classroom Connection (ACC) builds schools in rural KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa, where lasting effects of apartheid continue to leave this area desperately underserved. All children should have the opportunity to learn. Education is the key to economic and social advancement.

Africa Classroom Connection works with local communities to build much-needed classrooms for eager students. Without classrooms, students are either overcrowded in limited structures and/or taught under trees in harsh conditions and with few resources. During rainy seasons they are unable to learn at all.  Founded in 2006, ACC has helped 37,000 kids by building 109 classrooms. There is more work to be done though - more than 100 remain on our waiting list, some for more than five years.

Classrooms are the heart of the community - some are used at night for adult learning and some used as makeshift dormitories for girls in areas where the exceptionally long walk home can be dangerous. During the Covid-19 pandemic, families are choosing to have students quarantine at school so their learning is not disrupted. Education is not taken for granted.

ACC's core principle of grassroots participation and co-investment guide the building of the classrooms. Communities are eager for education, raising financial deposits significant to them, leveling land, and securing water needed for construction. ACC funds the rest. Community investment means the residents respect and care for their school.

Please help ACC unleash the potential of every child by providing them access to education opportunities. Our kids thrive with your support! Thank you!