Throughout Africa there are millions of children who don't attend primary school simply due to the fact that there isn't any to go to. In Mozambique, Angola and Malawi HPP has setup many schools for these children. Teachers who have gone through teacher training colleges get mobilized to areas in which there aren't schools to literally build schools from the ground up.
The teachers mobilize the surrounding community by starting classes with little material or funding. As students get organized and the community rallies to the call for knowledge everyone chips in to construct make shift schools and eventually progress to permanent foundations for schools. HPP wants teachers to create their own development which is the mantra that is eventually passed on through example into the community.
Teachers use the Modern Determination Method(MDM) to teach the school children. MDM consists of three parts: Studies-tasks are given to students that are designed by the teacher (2/4 of the school day), Courses- teacher led sessions (1/4 of the school day) and Experiences- formulating the individual students thoughts and feelings (1/4 of the school day). MDM's mission is to teach the student to be the creator and produce of her/his development.
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