About gisele School
Nearly 20 years ago a West African lady named Gisele began supporting a local orphanage in her village. She would help the staff when they went grocery shopping by babysitting the children. During this periods, Gisele would teach elementary education topics. Over time the number of children under her care grew to more than 40, and the orphanage staff encouraged Gisele to open a school.
In 2006 Gisele petitioned the local government to receive a charter for an elementary school. Her dream was to establish the school separately from the orphanage so that she could teach its children and help them achieve a better life. The government granted her petition with written understanding that it would in no way subsidize any of the school's financial needs.
In 2006 Gisele petitioned the local government to receive a charter for an elementary school. Her dream was to establish the school separately from the orphanage so that she could teach its children and help them achieve a better life. The government granted her petition with written understanding that it would in no way subsidize any of the school's financial needs.
Today the Gisele School educates over 120 children with more than 80 of these children being orphans. Despite continuous struggles, Gisele School has been recognized in 2019 to have a robust curriculum sufficient to permit her 6th graders to have the opportunity to gain advanced education that would qualify them for employment.
At the same time the school is likely to close in the near future without financial support. At one time faith-based groups routinely transited the region and provided support to the school. However, due to security concerns such groups no longer transit the region and support has declined sharply.
As of the summer of 2019 Gisele School has been forced to release 6 of its 10 teachers and it can no longer afford to pay and maintain security guards on the premise. The school's power has been off due to lack of funding since 2017.
At the same time the school is likely to close in the near future without financial support. At one time faith-based groups routinely transited the region and provided support to the school. However, due to security concerns such groups no longer transit the region and support has declined sharply.
As of the summer of 2019 Gisele School has been forced to release 6 of its 10 teachers and it can no longer afford to pay and maintain security guards on the premise. The school's power has been off due to lack of funding since 2017.