Facilities At Kanda Estate 1 Primary.

  Just when I thought there was some hope for the 21st century child and student,Kanda Estate 1 primary school shattered that hope.For most people who found themselves in primary schools with all facilities in place were probably singing a different song from that of pupils of Kanda Estate 1 primary school.A school which is twenty-five or so years is still lacking some major facilities to help run the school.

An interview session with the headmistress.Picture by Maud Fadi

    It was exactly 1:00 pm when I found myself in the office of the headmistress of the school.Thinking I will be welcomed into a comfortable office was just a dream.The heat from the office could even boil an egg.Though there was a ceiling fan in her office,she still had to fan herself to feel comfortable.As if that was not enough,she has no computer in her office.Asked how she records important information and data;this what she had to say..."I write them in a book" there was total silence in her office after her answer;then we both laughed.


 Is there a computer lab in the school? Oooh yes!there is.The computer lab that has only ten computers and filled with nothing but dust.The computer lab according to the headmistress is used by all the eleven(11) or so schools in the cluster."I don't remember the last time the computer lab was opened" she added. I later went to one of the six classrooms and to my surprise,the teacher's table was in a bad state.Three pupils had to share a desk and the only cupboard in the classroom was really bad.Then the biggest surprise of all was the fact that they had no canteen so have to manage to eat in their various classrooms.The worst of all was the stench from the gutters in front of the classrooms.Asked why the awful stench?The headmistress worriedly said "Because the toilet was locked,pupils had to use the gutters as their urinal" then I finally found myself at the " Almighty Toilet".The outter look alone told the whole awful story.There are no bins,rubbish scattered all over and they have to burn the rubbish without a chinery in the school.


 From 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm,I did not find anything impressive with respect to facilities than the warm nature of both teachers and pupils.The headmistress's final words were that"I just need a bus for the school". Talking about facilities at Kanda Estate 1 primary school reminds me of my visit to Ridge Church school.The school's compound was beautiful,the classrooms were awesome,the office of the headmistress was wonderful.This observation just leaves one question in mind..."Where did Kanda Estate 1 primary go wrong".

Picture by Prosper Mawuli Dagba

Toilet Area, picture by Prosper Mawuli Dagba