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The school in Daban: 24 classrooms, and you see which are finished
In Daban, a village near Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, our own build team is constructing a school with 24 classrooms. The structure is up. Below you see the state of each classroom and what its finishing still needs.
Project details
Daban Primary School, Kumasi
- Project
- School in Daban
- Location
- Daban, Kumasi (Ashanti Region)
- Status
- Structure complete, finishing not yet started
- Built by
- Our own local build team
- Number of classrooms
- 24 classrooms
- Finishing per classroom
- € 6.000
The school from above
24 classrooms, walls and roof. Now the finishing.
The register per classroom
24 classrooms · 24 availableThe same overview as the floor plan, but as a register: per classroom the block and the state of the finishing. Companies and donors who finish a classroom in their name are listed here if they wish.
| Classroom | Floor | Finishing |
|---|---|---|
| 0-A3 | Ground floor | Open |
| 0-A4 | Ground floor | Open |
| 0-A5 | Ground floor | Open |
| 0-B2 | Ground floor | Open |
| 0-B3 | Ground floor | Open |
| 0-B4 | Ground floor | Open |
| 1-A1 | First floor | Open |
| 1-A2 | First floor | Open |
| 1-A3 | First floor | Open |
| 1-A4 | First floor | Open |
| 1-A5 | First floor | Open |
| 1-B1 | First floor | Open |
| 1-B2 | First floor | Open |
| 1-B3 | First floor | Open |
| 1-B4 | First floor | Open |
| 2-A1 | Second floor | Open |
| 2-A2 | Second floor | Open |
| 2-A3 | Second floor | Open |
| 2-A4 | Second floor | Open |
| 2-A5 | Second floor | Open |
| 2-B1 | Second floor | Open |
| 2-B2 | Second floor | Open |
| 2-B3 | Second floor | Open |
| 2-B4 | Second floor | Open |
Finishing a classroom in your name costs € 6.000: the full finishing and fit-out, from floor to school desks. The classroom then turns yellow on the floor plan. Interested? Email info@fofiefoundation.com or use the donation box below.
The build log
Reports from the site, 2021 to nowMarch 2021·Phase 1 · foundation
The first stone in Daban
On land in Daban, on the edge of Kumasi, the first spade went into the ground. No outside contractor: a local build team from the region set out the foundation. From day one the agreement held that still holds now: everything built is published openly in this log.
The building site in Daban2021 2022 to 2024·Phase 2 · walls and roofs
The structure grows, stone by stone
Over three building seasons the foundation grew into the full structure: two floors, galleries with arches around the courtyard and roofs on the first blocks. Paid for with the gifts of our donors, without a loan and without a middleman.
Structure with the galleries2024 28 June 2026·Phase 3 · interior finishing
Structure complete, the interior finishing begins
The last roof panels are down: all 24 classrooms are wind and watertight. The corridors are painted, the stairs poured. Now come the classrooms themselves: floors, plastering, frames and school desks. This is the phase in which every donation becomes directly visible on the floor plan.
Stairwell, structure28 June 2026 Date to follow·Phase 4 · opening
Opening in phases, block by block
After the finishing we put the classrooms into use block by block, starting on the ground floor. Every opening is recorded in this log with name, date and photo. Whoever sponsors a whole classroom helps open it.
On site in DabanJuly 2026
The finishing order list
The finishing, step by stepNo anonymous donate button: you order a concrete part of the finishing, from the painting of a wall section to a complete classroom. The build team buys it in, you see it back on the floor plan and in the log. Choose the quantities and see the total straight away.
With thirty euros a month you send a child in Daban to school for a month. That same amount buys a set of school desks in the finishing.
- Your order goes to this project. The board is unpaid.
- ANBI: your gift is tax deductible in the Netherlands.
- Every order appears in the log as soon as the material is on site.
- Company or family? Order a complete classroom in your name; it turns yellow on the floor plan.
Guide prices from the working budget of our build team in Kumasi, July 2026. If the purchasing turns out cheaper, your donation moves on to the next item on the list.
iDEAL · secure payment · Stichting Fofie Foundation, ANBI
What still needs to be done
The structure of all 24 classrooms is up. What remains is the interior finishing: plastering, floors, windows, doors and furniture, so that every classroom is ready for the children. Below is the estimate per classroom, from the working budget of our build team in Kumasi.
| Finishing item | Guide price |
|---|---|
| Plastering and painting | € 1.400 |
| Floor, concrete finishing | € 1.100 |
| Windows and doors, frames | € 1.600 |
| Furniture: school desks and board | € 1.900 |
| Finishing a whole classroom | € 6.000 |
Guide prices from the working budget of our build team in Kumasi. If the purchasing turns out cheaper, your donation moves on to the next item on the list. There are still 24 classrooms available to finish.
Finish the school in Daban
Choose an amount. You see straight away what your gift makes possible.
Secure via iDEAL. Fofie Foundation is an ANBI, so your gift is tax deductible.
Who builds
Ghanaians building for their homeland
The school builds on the dream of Nana Fofie, the father of co-founder Dennis Toppin. Together with his best friend Brian, both with Ghanaian roots, Dennis makes sure children in the region around Kumasi get good education.
Our own local build team that builds stone by stone, with open figures for every gift.