MCF helped financed a portion of the construction of this special elementary school built by community members making cob (earth mixed with sand and straw) outside Myitkyina. Hope International trainers Claire and Glen inspired a new generation of teachers using the child-centered classroom approach. Pupils are taught in both their native language and Burmese. Enrollment is inclusive – open to all ethnic and religious groups.
The school has been nicknamed the “butterfly school” due to its flowing curved-line shape. The roofing materials are made from sustainably processed bamboo, which was taught in workshops offered by the Swindell Family Foundation through MCF.
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- Kids in cob mud
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- Nawng Nang school with roof going on
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- Nawng Nang volunteers on wall
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- Nawng Nang exterior work
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- Andy and Jane
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- Andy and Glen in mud
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- supporters of Nawng Nang school
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- supporters of Nawng Nang
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- MCF President Susan Steinbach at Nawng Nang School
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- adobe/cob bricks drying
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- community at work