Ponsinuane Primary School

I wish you all could meet the wonderful children I spend my afternoons with at Ponsinuane Primary School! This local public school has only 90 children and 4 small classrooms, but the spirit of the place is anything but tiny. Since 2002, youth from the community have been serving as volunteers with the village children, and one year later, they began to introduce after school activities into the primary school including: storytelling, reading, drama, games, music, garbage dividing, recycling and composting. The Ponsinuane Volunteer Group (PVG) now has its own building at the school and operates after school programs each afternoon, as well as volunteer taught English classes as a part of the regular school day. MCC supports a part time staff person (who is himself a young adult from the community) to help with the implementation of PVG's activities as well as sending me as a half time volunteer to teach English and help with the after school program. It is very special for these children to have the undivided time and attention that the volunteers give each day and for our part it's very meaningful to build relationships with the children!