Established 1913 · Gwanda District
The school that helped build generations now needs us to build its safer future.
A century of learning · A future worth securing
Since 1913, Seboza Primary School has educated generations. Today, its learners need a safe, climate-resilient campus beyond the floodplain.
Enviro-hydro risk analysis
Hydrological assessments indicate that Seboza Primary School lies within an evolving floodplain created by the convergence of two river channels near the site.
Active channels meet near the school site.
Rainfall runoff is concentrated toward the school.
Heavy sedimentation reduces upstream water storage.
A raised riverbed increasingly redirects water to the school.
3.1 · Formation of floodplain conditions
During rainfall events, the two channels concentrate large volumes of water toward the school. This evolving floodplain condition increases the likelihood of surface-water accumulation, backflow and repeated water ingress across the grounds.
3.2 · Upstream siltation and capacity loss
According to Mr Decent Ndlovu, Provincial Manager of the Environmental Management Agency (EMA), Matabeleland South, extensive stream-bank cultivation near a critical upstream dam has caused severe soil erosion. Sediment carried into the dam has dramatically reduced its water-holding capacity.
The resulting exposure
Floodwaters backflow into surrounding areas.
The riverbed now sits above the school-ground elevation.
Water is increasingly directed toward school buildings.
River convergence, upstream siltation, reduced dam capacity and the raised riverbed now act together. Repairs at the present site cannot remove the underlying hydrological exposure; relocation provides the durable path to a safer learning environment.
Community resilience
Seboza learners already show care for their environment. The rebuild campaign must match that commitment with a safe, climate-resilient school.
A secure school protects not only lessons, but friendship, confidence and the freedom to play.
Our rebuilding fund
Our goal is to raise US$1.4 million to relocate and reconstruct Seboza Primary School. Together, we have reached the first US$200,000 mark, leaving a US$1.2 million funding gap.
Brick by brick. Coin by coin.
Project leadership
Sponsored by J R Goddard Contracting (Pvt) Ltd in partnership with GGF AFRICA, Blue Pepper Inc and MASIWELA.
Individuals, communities and global partners
Community, alumni and diaspora giving for materials, desks, textbooks and equipment.
Pledge support →Support boreholes, sanitation, solar power or classroom furnishings.
Become a partner →Fund a classroom, teacher housing unit, digital lab or campus section.
Discuss sponsorship →Align education, climate resilience and rural impact with recognition opportunities.
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