Jigna Pre-Primary & Primary School
Located 45 kilometres north of Bahir Dar, Jigna Pre-Primary & Primary School (JPS) serves families in a largely agricultural district of nearly 300,000 people who rely on rain-fed farming. Before reconstruction, students learned in overcrowded, deteriorating classrooms with almost no furniture. Many sat on logs or rocks, and there were no library or science facilities.
Community commitment drove the school’s transformation. Parents mobilized to support the project after witnessing firsthand the lack of basic resources for their children. With their leadership and Partners’s support, a new school was completed in 2022, featuring 12 modern classrooms, a library, science and computer labs, latrines, and an administration block with a teacher resource centre.
The new facilities now provide quality education for over 2,400 students from surrounding communities. Debre Tabor University is an active partner, supplying books, teaching materials, science kits, and equipment for both classrooms and playgrounds, as well as resources for school greening and gardening initiatives.
