In Assinie Mama, around 100 children attend a primary school whose condition makes safe learning nearly impossible. The buildings are severely damaged: cracked and hazardous floors, a leaking roof, and missing or broken tables and chairs define the children's daily reality.

However, the biggest problem looms right over their heads: bats—which can transmit rabies—have taken up residence in the ceilings throughout the entire school building. Their constant rustling and falling from above instill fear in the children every day and massively disrupt classroom instruction.

When no teacher is present—a frequent occurrence—the children set out on foot for the five-kilometer journey to the nearest town in Ghana. There, they are forced to learn in a foreign language and under a different educational system. These interruptions jeopardize their chances of attending secondary school in Côte d’Ivoire—and, by extension, their future.

Despite all these challenges, the children show up every day. They dream of a school where they can learn in safety and simply be children without a care in the world.

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What is urgently needed now:

• Roof repairs — protection against rain, moisture, and animals
• Floor replacement — safe, stable, and child-friendly classrooms
• New school furniture — tables and chairs that make learning possible again
• A healthy, rabies-free learning environment — free from the fear of bats