In 2010 Sahondra retired from her government job as a schoolteacher with a vision to do something for the children of the locality who found no place within the education system. Sahondra’s husband, Joel, is a builder and over several years they have slowly constructed and developed this school adding an additional classroom on an annual basis. Their aim is to give a Christian education to the children of the poorest families. At the time of enrolment, the means available to each child is assessed with only the poorest children being accepted.
There are 274 children in the school, the youngest being three years old and the classes average around 25 children. The teachers are very poorly paid but share the vision of the head teacher and are working extremely hard. Shared Hope aims to augment the teachers’ salaries and to provide additional finance for food as the cost of providing each child with a simple meal at lunchtime has recently doubled. The results being achieved by the children are very encouraging and are a tribute to quality leadership and committed teachers
