B roadening Kantaw Kalay Branch High School – A ccess to Building Construction S ustainable E ducation

Facts Description Name Kantaw Kalay Branch High Kantaw Kalay Branch High School is located in Naung Bo Kantaw Kalay Village, , Shan School State, . is largely rural, with only three cities of significant size: , , and Type of facility School Building the capital . Naung Bo Kantaw Kalay village is located about 40 kilometres from Loikaw Airport, and 115 kilometres away from Taunggyi. The Naung Bo Kantaw Kalay village, named after a nearby lake, No. of students 458 (205 boys and 253 girls) moved around a lot in the past, but finally settled on its current location as it is a good spot for farming. The No. of teachers 14 (13 women, 1 man) village has a population of 1,149 residents and is home to 181 households. They rely mostly on subsistence No. of buildings 2 new buildings each with 4 farming for their livelihoods. The village does not currently have electricity, but plans to get street electricity classrooms, and 4 toilets installed in 2021. The school was established in 1996 as a primary school, upgraded to a middle school in 2016, and again to a branch high school in 2019. Most of the students come from Naung Bo Kantaw Kalay No. of classrooms 8 fully furnished classrooms (670 m2) village, as well as seven nearby villages. Currently, the school serves 458 students (205 boys and 253 girls) ranging in age from five to 16 years old, and employs 13 female teachers and one male teacher. Kantaw Budget USD 130,717 Kalay Branch High School consists of four buildings currently: a temporary wooden building, two cement Construction period February - October 2021 buildings supported by the government in 2014 and 2019, and a building built by the community in 1996. The two cement buildings are in good condition, and will continue to be used. The building built by the Project manager Laweh (That Lwin Oo) community is in good shape, but needs a new ceiling installed. The temporary wooden building was built for Location Naung Bo Kantaw Kalay teacher housing, is small, and lacks appropriate partitions. It creates a loud, distracting and unconducive Hsi Hseng township environment for learning and teaching. Additionally, the school experiences quite a bit of overcrowding in Shan State its classrooms, sometimes having more than 50 students per classroom. To address this situation, we have Myanmar decided to support Kantaw Kalay Branch High School with the construction of two new concrete buildings with eight classrooms and four additional toilets. The new school buildings will replace the temporary wooden building, and provide much needed space for additional classrooms. The new school buildings will Map also emphasize the importance of education and provide an incentive for the students to continue and complete high school level education. After implementation, the school will consist of 16 classrooms and 12 toilets. This will cater to the expected growing student numbers in the coming academic years. The additional toilets will also help improve the sanitation standards at the school.

Implementation Kantaw Kalay Branch High School is a government registered school. The government will support the teachers’ training and salaries, provide the curriculum and materials for teaching and learning. Our approach is to always involve the community in the project to encourage ownership and community development. For this project the villagers have agreed to excavate, fill, and level the land, as well as provide unskilled labour, bamboo for scaffolding, water and rocks. For the actual construction, we will collaborate with a local contractor to coordinate all phases of construction and to purchase standard construction materials locally, as well as to arrange for the required furniture. The contractor will be paid in four instalments based on the construction progress, with 5% of the labour cost held back for one year as a Photos guarantee for the quality of the work. The community will manage transfers for payment and oversee the construction in general. Our local team will follow-up on the construction progress on a regular basis to ensure our high quality standards are being met. The community will be responsible for the maintenance of

the school after construction is completed. Kantaw Kalay Branch High School can be reached by all vehicles in any season. The village is located just off a main road. Construction is due to commence in February 2021 and is targeted to be completed in October 2021. We consider this a low risk project based on geographical and political factors. Budget FX USD/MMK 1,330 Item MMK USD In % Construction materials 104,100,000 78,271 60 Labour costs 36,000,000 27,068 20 Transportation & Rental 1,500,000 1,128 1 Interior Equipment & Furniture 12,000,000 9,022 7 Project Implementation & monitoring costs 8,084,210 6,078 5 12,169,779 9,150 7 The wooden temporary building Administration overhead Total Budget 173,853,989 130,717 100

Classrooms within the school are currently heavily overcrowded Classroom in the wooden temporary building