# @sonder_project on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Cyx_pPQKu3a
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/9495265-sonder-project-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-10-24T12:14:06.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** TheSonderProject (@Sonder_Project) — https://gondola.cc/Sonder_Project

## Caption

In all our programs, we strive to approach solutions holistically and wholeheartedly. There are no silver bullets when it comes to challenges of clean water, education, and food security — all are multi-faceted and inter-connected challenges that require approaches from different angles.

Most of all, we take community input on solutions seriously — when the community identifies a gap, we will always assess if and how we can help to close it with the resources and capabilities available to have the greatest impact that we can.

For example, despite the fact that our education programs focus on student sponsorship and building schools, several of our partner communities in Malawi had informed us of a severe shortage of textbooks. 

In Kasikidzi, where we have built school blocks, drilled wells, and sponsored students, the local primary school students were sharing one textbook between 5 - 10 students. This scarcity of learning materials was impeding the effectiveness of learning. How can we be building schools and sponsoring students when textbooks are not readily available? 

We decided to pilot a textbook donation program, procuring a full new set of over 1,000 textbooks for Kasikidzi to ensure all Grade 5-8 students have access to a textbook for every subject. 

The excitement that students displayed while holding their new textbooks, and the pride they showed while organizing them, was a clear indication to us that we made the right decision. Education is truly POWERFUL! 

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