Factreton Primary School (EMIS number 103322113) Address: 35 16th Ave, Maitland East, Cape Town Despite the efforts of the highly commended principal Mr Paul McAvoy and his dedicated staff to deliver an education to the learners in Factreton the school infrastructure is disintegrating around them. School facts 680 plus learners of which only 40% are able to pay the annual fees of R 1,100 27 classrooms, 21 teachers with 31 to 39 learners per classroom Electricity account +/- R 20,000 p.m. The roofing is an extremely weathered highly toxic Asbestos which is affecting the health of the learners and staff The school also provides 300 of the learners 2 meals a day (probably their only meals) The project (Project Leader Ian Loots 082 445 1294) To Refurbish/ renovate and add to the existing school buildings – • encapsulate the roof to contain the asbestos fibres thereby reducing the toxicity levels in the buildings • provide a proper kitchen to feed the learners • upgrade classrooms to “Smart Learning” facilities Add new • 7 new classrooms – o 3 to reduce the number of learners per classroom o 4 for Adult Education (potential source of income) • School hall for 1000 learners – this will also provide a community hall for the area enhancing communication and participation with the local community and provide extra mural facility for sports and other events • Provide a Makers Station environment for the learners and providing a facility for upskilling and efficient utilisation of unemployed local community members • Green enhancement of the school – off grid o Provide solar power to alleviate the R 20,000 p.m. electricity bill o Rain harvesting system and well point or borehole • Organic food garden to support kitchen and provide income stream through sales to the local community by way of a fresh produce market • Provide much needed sports fields and equipment for learners and community • Total funding requirement R 65 million (with potentially matched funding) o we’d like to negotiate that 40% of the matched funds be retained in the project and the balance 60% of the fund as repayment of the funds to the funder by June 2019 o the project will provide ▪ a better education environment, experience for the learners ▪ a community driven project – because it will be built by the community for the community ▪ employment for the community throughout the project and beyond ▪ upskilling of the labour force by the project team and providing new business opportunities in the surrounding industrial and residential area with the new skills learnt • (e.g. encapsulation of asbestos roofing, • alternative power and water grey and harvesting sustainably, is needed throughout the industrial area, • urban fresh produce farming) Our Partners Child & Family Foundation https://www.childandfamily.foundation Greenfinity Foundation http://www.greenfinity.foundation Are Global Foundations with many School projects completed globally, including the No- Moscow School in Qunu, Eastern Cape 2012 and 2016 with Nelson Mandela Foundation Why partner with Child and Family Foundation • The Funds will be matched (this is subject to timing sensitive T’s & C’s) • Willing and ready partner • Global exposure • Provide support for local community Small Businesses who will be used for the project provide upskilling to the SMEs and they will be preferred service providers to the school and the community