Mitslal Afras school
Mitslal Afras School is a public school for grades 0 through 8 in Mitslal Afras, Emni Ankelalu, Dogu’a Tembien, Tigray, Ethiopia.[2]
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Mitslal Afras Emni Ankelalu municipality , | |
| Coordinates | 13.6608°N 39.3567°E |
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| Type | Public School |
| School district | Dogu’a Tembien |
| Staff | 17 teachers |
| Grades | 0–8th |
| Gender | Co-Educational |
| Number of students | 499 |
| Language | Tigrinya, English |
| Data pertaining to | 2019[1] |
Description
The Mitslal Afras School has seven class rooms. As of 2019, the school had 499 students, 233 girls and 266 boys.[1] There were:
- 32 students in one class in Grade 0
- 108 students in three classes in Grade 1
- 57 students in three classes in Grade 2
- 32 students in three classes in Grade 3
- 23 students in one class in Grade Alpha (starting students who are already adolescents or adults)
- 53 students in two classes in Grade 4
- 66 students in one class in Grade 5
- 45 students in one class in Grade 6
- 37 students in one class in Grade 7
- 52 students in one class in Grade 8
Water and sanitation
In 2019, water was not available at the school. There was a deep hand-dug well with handpump nearby the school.
The school had a roof water harvesting system but it was damaged. There were no specific facilities for girls handling menstrual hygiene;[2] this is a major reason for adolescent girls dropping out from school.[3][4] Up to 2018, there was toilet building; it was damaged (weak construction), and the latrine pit was full, hence it went out of use.[2]
In 2019, the School WatSani project has built an Ecosan toilet building at this school and repaired the roof water collection system.[5][6] Through nudging approach, the students are sensitised for using the sanitation and water facilities. [5]
Transportation
All children travel to school on foot. Many students will walk more than an hour, twice a day, to come to school.[2]
Satellite classes
The school has 2 satellite classes far from the school. The first has only grade one with 35 students and the second has 2 grades with in total 65 students.[1]
See also
- Education in Ethiopia
- List of schools by country
- List of universities and colleges in Ethiopia
References
- Jeroen Berloo, 2019. Update to baseline study about water and sanitation in eight selected schools by the project ‘School – Watsani’ in the Woreda Dogu’a Tembien. HOWest, Bruges, Belgium.
- Goele Treuttens and Linde Van Der Vurst, 2018. Baseline study about water and sanitation in ten selected schools by the project ‘School – Watsani’ and in the community around the schools in ten different villages in the Woreda Dogu’a Tembien. HOWest, Bruges, Belgium.
- Socio-demographic profile, food insecurity and food-aid based response. In: Geo-trekking in Ethiopia's Tropical Mountains - The Dogu'a Tembien District. SpringerNature. 2019. ISBN 978-3-030-04954-6.
- What do we hear from the farmers in Dogu'a Tembien? [in Tigrinya]. Hagere Selam, Ethiopia. 2016. p. 100.
- Griet Verrewaere, 2019. Report of latrine use and behaviour amongst students - The nudging approach at School-Watsani. HOWest, Bruges, Belgium.
- Reubens, B. and colleagues (2019). Research-Based Development Projects in Dogu'a Tembien. In: Geo-trekking in Ethiopia's Tropical Mountains — The Dogu'a Tembien District. SpringerNature. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-04955-3_30. ISBN 978-3-030-04954-6.