Equatorial Guinea
MOTOKO SHIROMA PRIMARY SCHOOL
FOUNDED: 2001
GRADUATES: 422
Originally opened up us a training school for women, Motoko Shiroma School at present teaches Kindergarten, Elementary and Junior High School. The school was named after Ms. Motoko Shiroma, a Japanese volunteer who lost her life during her time serving in the country.
The administrative costs of this school are covered by fundraising activities hosted by WFWP Equatorial Guinea in association with WFWP Japan and WFWP USA. Because of an annual increase in the number of students, the school is adding more buildings, equipping the school with better facilities and improving the surrounding environment.
COVID-19 had a huge impact on the school. Life was difficult for people living in poverty in the city, which led to a reduction in the number of students. Many pupils couldn’t pay their tuition and management of the school has been challenging.
2022 Enrollment
Pilar momo elementary school
FOUNDED: 2011
This school was opened in Malabo, the capital city of Equatorial Guinea in 2011 in response to earnest requests from the local community and the Ministry of Education. Equatorial Guinea had a huge GDP of $10.8 billion in 2016. Unfortunately, the economic strength of the country did not reflect upon the education system, thus schooling for children was poor.
The school was constructed larger than Motoko Shiroma School and has been built in a residential area as requested by the community and the Ministry of Education, to make the trip to school safe and convenient. The construction and maintenance of this school has been aided by WFWP Japan.
In 2021, the school painted the external walls and repaired some stairs that had corroded. In 2022, windows and doors in the classrooms were replaced from steel frames to stainless aluminum frames with glass.