By Nada Deyaa’ In Baharwa, a small village near Ayat in the governorate of Giza, fresh air and the Nile dominate the senses but all that natural beauty is hard to accept due to the sordid poverty in which the locals live. When Didi Anandarama was visiting a friend who lives in Baharwa, she noticed the residents lacked basic standards of living, such as clear, running water and schools. In order for children to attend school, they had to travel to the next village, which is far away. Some do not attend school due to the long distance. Anandarama decided to start the Nile River School, a project in which children from age three to 14 are educated creatively free of charge. The center, located in the village, is an open air area with a table and a few chairs as well as a small room with toys for playing. It provides children with a space to practice several activities, art and handicrafts, as well as learning basic Arabic, English, maths, and general knowledge. “The Nile River School is a place where children can find a clean area to play…
Nile River Project: An Alternative School to Educate Underprivileged Children Creatively
March 5, 2016
