Education access
Help create safer, stronger places where children can learn with dignity.
THE PROBLEM
A child can be enrolled in school and still lack a real chance to learn well.
Enrollment tells you a child showed up. It does not tell you what they walked into.
Across many communities in Africa, schools face deteriorating infrastructure, overcrowded classrooms, leaking roofs, broken furniture, and facilities that have been underfunded for years. Children sit in rooms where the ceiling lets in rain, where there are not enough desks to go around, where the walls are crumbling, and where the environment itself communicates — unintentionally but powerfully — that the people inside it are not a priority.
Add to that the absence of clean water, functioning sanitation, and basic hygiene facilities, and the picture becomes even clearer. A child who is unwell, uncomfortable, or distracted by a leaking roof above their head is a child who cannot focus. A teacher working in a damaged, under-resourced classroom is a teacher whose energy goes toward managing conditions rather than delivering education.
Physical conditions shape educational outcomes. When school environments improve, attendance improves. Concentration improves. Teacher morale improves. And children begin to experience school as a place that was built for them — because it was.
Deteriorating school conditions
Unsafe, damaged, and uninhabitable facilities affect learning, safety, and the daily experience of every student and teacher inside them.
Limited & overcrowded classrooms
When schools lack the physical space and resources to accommodate their students, learning suffers for everyone — not just those without a seat.
Limited resources for learning
Desks, books, and basic materials are not extras. They are the tools children need to participate fully in their own education.
Uniforms, Shoes and Meals for Cornerstone Primary School in Nairobi, Kenya
When the Wulove Foundation contacted Mayekoo on behalf of Cornerstone Primary School, the needs were clear and immediate.
The school serves children from families facing significant hardship, including many orphans. Despite the commitment of its teachers and community, students were learning in unsafe, deteriorating classrooms without reliable access to clean water, proper sanitation, or many of the basic items they needed for school.
After reviewing the needs and completing our due diligence, Mayekoo worked with the Wulove Foundation and other local partners to identify what could be delivered right away.
Thanks to the generosity of our donors, 84 children received new school uniforms and shoes. Donations also allowed the school to extend its feeding program for an additional month, providing daily meals to students at no cost to their families.
These may seem like simple things, but a proper uniform, a good pair of shoes, and a dependable meal can make an enormous difference in a child’s ability to attend school, learn, and feel a sense of belonging.
Important work still remains. Cornerstone needs a drilled well, water-storage tanks, taps, hygienic toilets, handwashing stations, and safe permanent classrooms with desks, lighting, and ventilation.
We are grateful to everyone who helped meet the school’s most urgent needs. With continued support, we hope to return to Kenya and help complete the next phase of this work.
Clean Water for Tenashie Primary School in Accra, Ghana
Earlier this year, a community advocate contacted Mayekoo about a serious water challenge at Tenashie Primary School. The school did not have a reliable source of clean water, and municipal deliveries were often inconsistent.
Students could regularly be seen walking through the surrounding community with buckets, searching for water for drinking, handwashing, and other basic needs during the school day.
After visiting the school and confirming the situation, Mayekoo began working with school administrators and the responsible municipal authorities to secure approval for a permanent water solution. Once approval was received, we contracted a local drilling company to install a new well on the school grounds.
On August 31, 2024, the team drilled and commissioned a 300-foot deep well, complete with a submersible pump and underground piping. The new system now provides water directly at the school, giving students and staff more dependable access to clean water for drinking and sanitation.
The well is expected to serve more than 240 students, staff members, and nearby residents, particularly when other water sources are unavailable.
Mayekoo will continue monitoring the well’s performance and water production to help ensure it remains dependable over time.
This project is a simple but meaningful example of what can happen when a community identifies a need and the right partners come together to solve it.
Clean Water Now Flows at Vakpo E.P. Primary School in Volta Region, Ghana
We are proud to share that the borehole project at Vakpo E.P. Primary School is now complete.
For years, the school struggled with limited access to clean water. This made drinking, handwashing, sanitation, and other daily activities more difficult for both students and staff.
To address the need, Mayekoo worked with local partners to drill a 100-meter borehole and install a 450-gallon polytank storage system on the school grounds. The completed system now provides safe, reliable water for more than 500 pupils and staff members.
The project was made possible through the generosity of the Jaques Family of Baltimore, Maryland, whose contribution covered approximately 65% of the total cost. Mayekoo and individual donors provided the remaining support.
The borehole was officially commissioned on April 10, 2026 in the presence of pupils, staff, traditional leaders, church representatives, community members, Mayekoo volunteers, and project partners.
Beyond providing drinking water, the new system will improve handwashing, sanitation, and the overall school environment while reducing the school’s dependence on outside water sources.
Thank you to every donor, partner, volunteers, and community leaders who helped make this possible. This project is a lasting investment in the health, dignity, and education of children at Vakpo E.P. Primary School.
HOW MAYEKOO RESPONDS
Support the real places where children show up every day ready to learn.
Mayekoo funds and helps deliver education-focused projects that improve the physical and practical conditions surrounding learning. We work with vetted local partners who understand their schools, their communities, and the specific improvements that will make the greatest difference for the children they serve.
Our approach spans four areas — because the barriers to learning well are rarely just one thing. A renovated classroom matters more when it also has clean water. A school feeding program matters more when children have desks and books to sit at. We fund each piece, and we stay involved through delivery and documentation.
WHAT YOUR DONATION FUNDS
Classroom repairs and improvements
We help fund the renovations that make learning spaces safe and functional — roof replacements, flooring improvements, window and door repairs, painting, and other changes that restore dignity to the classroom environment.
School infrastructure upgrades
We support larger school improvements that affect the entire learning environment — classroom block repairs and reconstruction, WASH facility upgrades, and infrastructure that helps schools function reliably every day.
Books, supplies, and learning support
We help fund the practical tools tied directly to learning — desks, chairs, books, school materials, reading engagements, and book drives that give students what they need to participate fully.
Student welfare support
We support the basic conditions that make it possible for children to be present and ready to learn — including school feeding programs, uniforms, shoes, and other welfare support that addresses the full picture of what a child needs to show up and stay engaged
UNIT OF IMPACT
What your gift helps deliver.
MONTHLY GIVING
A recurring gift helps Mayekoo repair classrooms, improve school infrastructure, provide learning materials, and support the student welfare needs that keep children in school and engaged.
Become a Monthly Supporter$5 / month
Support urgent school needs
Helps fund books, learning materials, and the practical supplies tied to daily learning.
$10 / month
Back classroom improvements
Contributes to repairs, materials, and the ongoing improvements that make schools safer and more functional.
$50 / month
Improve daily learning conditions
Helps fund classroom upgrades, WASH facilities, and practical school improvements that change daily conditions for students and teachers.
$100 / month
Move meaningful improvements forward
Supports projects like roof replacements, school furniture, drilled wells, and sanitation facilities that make a lasting difference.
$150 / month
Invest in student welfare
Helps fund feeding programs, uniforms, books, and the welfare support that ensures children can show up ready to learn.
$250 / month
Back complete school transformation
upports the full picture — infrastructure, water access, learning materials, and student welfare — for a school that needs it all.
PROOF OF WORK
We show the work. Not just the mission.
Every Mayekoo education project is documented with photos, field updates, and GPS-verified location data — so donors can see exactly what conditions looked like before, what was delivered, and who it served. Below is our completed project record across Ghana and Kenya.
Before
Before reconstruction
Unsafe, deteriorated classrooms made daily learning feel less stable and less protected for every student inside.
After
A stronger place to learn
Mayekoo helped complete a new 4-classroom block — creating safer, more dignified conditions for learning at Ayenya Junior High School.
Operations snapshot
Ayenya Junior High School reconstruction
Map + location details
Ayenya Junior High School project site
Before
Before the improvements
Leaking roofs and no on-site water access made daily school life harder for students and staff every single day.
After
Safer classrooms, reliable water
Mayekoo repaired classroom roofs and delivered a drilled well system with underground piping and taps — improving conditions for the entire school.
Operations snapshot
Tenashie Primary School improvements
Map + location details
Tenashie Primary School project site
Before well
Before the well project
Students and staff faced daily school life without safe, reliable water on site or nearby.
After well
Safe water, delivered to school
A drilled well, submersible pump, and underground piping system now serve Vakpo EP Primary School and the surrounding community.
Operations snapshot
Vakpo EP Primary School water access
Map + location details
Vakpo EP Primary School project site
Before
Before the support
Too many students were moving through the school day without meals, proper uniforms, or the basic resources that support dignity and focus.
After
Support delivered to students
Mayekoo provided one month of school feeding and distributed uniforms and shoes to students at Cornerstone Primary School, Kangemi.
Operations snapshot
Cornerstone Primary School student support
Map + location details
Cornerstone Primary School project site
WHY GIVE THROUGH MAYEKOO
We don't just fund education projects. We help deliver them.
Mayekoo is a U.S. 501(c)(3) public charity working with vetted local partners to fund and help execute practical education projects across Africa.
We don't stop at writing a check. We work with partners through planning, execution, and delivery — and we document everything so donors can see exactly what was built, repaired, installed, or distributed at every project site.
Mayekoo has completed education projects across Ghana and Kenya — classroom reconstruction, roof repairs, water access, and student welfare support. Every project is reported back with GPS coordinates and photos from the field. Every donor can see the work.
With Mayekoo, your gift supports:
- Classroom repairs and reconstruction that restore dignity to learning spaces
- School infrastructure upgrades that improve daily conditions for students and teachers
- Books, supplies, and learning materials that give children what they need to participate
- Student welfare support that addresses the full picture of what children need to learn well
FAQs
What kinds of education projects does Mayekoo support?
Mayekoo supports classroom repairs and reconstruction, school infrastructure upgrades, water and sanitation access, books and learning materials, and student welfare support including feeding programs, uniforms, and shoes. The specific project depends on where the need is greatest and what a vetted local partner is positioned to deliver.
Why include student welfare alongside classroom improvements?
Because children cannot learn well when they are hungry, uncomfortable, or missing basic resources. A renovated classroom matters more when the child inside it has eaten, has a uniform, and has the materials to participate. Mayekoo funds the full picture of what schools and students need — not just the infrastructure.
Does Mayekoo work in more than one country?
Yes. Mayekoo has completed education projects in both Ghana and Kenya, and is working to expand to additional communities across Africa where vetted local partners are ready to deliver
How will I know my gift made a difference?
Every Mayekoo education project is documented with GPS coordinates and photos from the field. We share project updates and completion reports so donors can see exactly what their support helped build, repair, or deliver — and for whom.
Every child deserves a place to learn with dignity.
Support Mayekoo's education access work today — and help build the school environments that give children a real chance to succeed.