About the Community

About Marble Hall, South Africa
RandomKid's PlayPump was installed on the grounds of Masana Primary school in Marble Hall, South Africa. They are an intermediary school that accommodates students from age 11 to 15. They have 694 students and 18 teachers. The school is about 93 miles from Johannesburg. They are situated in the village of Libangeni about a mile back from the road. The school forms the epicentre of the community as it is surrounded by a gravel soccer field and a series of small shops and houses. Unemployment in the area is high and the school is entirely dependent on government subsidies as parents cannot afford to pay school fees. The school recently received electricity but still use pit latrines because of the water shortages and back log of infrastructure. There is a feeding scheme in place which at least ensures that the children receive one nutritious meal a day. The three ladies who prepare the food do so on a voluntary basis . They have the daily challenge of collecting about 40 gallons of water to cook and wash up for the meal. Prior to the PlayPump the ladies would have to source water at the next village when the bulk water supply failed. The native languages of isiPedi and Ndebele are dominant in the area but the children are taught in English.