SCHOOL NAME: St. Jacob Primary School-Adaga

DISTRICT: Irob

YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT: 1981 G.C.

BENEFICIARIES: 4320

Adaga is a village located at the base of range of mountains to the north of Alitena. The land is eroded and degraded, and the rains are scarce and notoriously unreliable. The occupation of the majority of the people is farming, beekeeping, and raising cattle is also practiced. The entire population lives in poverty. That was why the Catholic Church had built the school of St. Jacob Primary School of Adaga in order to enable the people to make the best of a bad situation and to improve quality of life.

The school has contributed a lot to the community by giving formal education according to the curriculum and policy of education of the country. Moral education is also given at all grades with the vision: "to establish the kingdom of God through promoting integral human development, focusing on the development of person in general body-soul."

The community appreciates the way the school educates the young with academic subjects and above all its commitment to foster the spiritual and moral values of Catholic Church. The basic ideas of Christian ethics are taught and reflected in the day-to-day activities of the school. The school has been teaching and serving to promote peace, justice and love, in the community.

One of the sisters of Daughters of Charity felt the problem took the initiative in establishing Saint Jacobs Primary School in 1981. Each member of the village participated in transporting the construction materials form Alitena as well as offering free labour whenever needed.

The people are now requesting the Church to upgrade the school form 1-6 to 1-8 i.e. complete primary school but due to budget constraints the response is always negative.

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