WayMaker
Making A Way
Dayspring Secondary School
32.5% OF PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN DON’T MAKE IT TO SECONDARY SCHOOL
Only 67.5% of Primary School children make it to secondary school mainly because of a lack of places. (Source: UNICEF)
73% OF GIRLS WHO START SECONDARY SCHOOL NEVER GRADUATE
Only 27% of girls finish upper secondary school, and among the poorest children this falls to 3%. (Source: UNICEF)
WayMaker’s Mission
Our mission is to make a way where there is no way for the poor, sick, marginalised, uneducated, and displaced by mobilising a community committed to generating and sharing personal and corporate wealth to help balance an unbalanced world.
We want to mobilise an army of people, companies and organisations who together can make a way for the primary school children of DaySpring Academy so that 100% have the offer of a place in a secondary school and that 100% of those who start secondary school graduate
The History
In 2017 Andy, the Founder of WayMaker, and his good friend Nick visited Kitwe in Zambia. There they met Joseph Mwila and his charity DaySpring.
Having visited the two orphanages DaySpring built and operated, took part in their feeding program, and saw the poverty cycle due to the lack of school places for the poor, marginalised, and forgotten they mobilised an army of people who together gave over £120,000 and together they built DaySpring Academy, a pre-school and Primary school for almost 300 children.
BUILDING ON SUCCESS
Following the amazing success of the DaySpring preschool and primary school, it seems incredible that more than over 30% of those graduating will not find a place in a secondary school for no other reason than a lack of places!
Half of their students are girls and statistics suggest that 70% of them will not finish their secondary education. This tends to be because over 58% of Zambians live on less than $2 per day and school costs become prohibitive.
We want to extend the incredible success of this school which makes a way for these orphans and forgotten children by building a secondary school where places are guaranteed, and money is not the deciding factor.
The primary school is excelling with 100% of year 7 students passing their end-of-year mock exams (The School year in Zambia is January to December). 100% of the students received a grade 1 in Mathematics, 87.5% gained a grade 1 in English and the remaining 2.5% received a grade 2. We are excited to see the sciences improve as the secondary school will have science labs which will benefit the primary school.
Community Leaders
Our track record and experience with preschool and primary school projects put us in the ideal position to oversee a project of this significance and magnitude.
Andy, WayMaker’s Founder, and our Partners DaySpring are well connected with the Ministry of Education, the local Mayor, the elected Member of Parliament, and other community leaders in Kitwe.
The local government have been so impressed with the success of the school and our desire for a secondary school that they have donated a huge piece of land for a sports and recreation area on the other side of the street.
What Do Parents Say?
How would you rate your child’s academic performance since they came to Dayspring Academy?
If Dayspring went up to secondary school would you like your child to continue?
ARCHITECTS & QUANTITY SURVEYORS
Our partners have recommissioned the architects and quantity surveyors we successfully partnered with for the DaySpring Academy to design and cost the secondary school which will reside on the same site as the pre and primary schools.
Rendered images from the detailed plans.
A Phased Project
The School will be completed by the end of 2023 ready for the academic year in 2024.
