The Shade Campus

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The Shade Campus is a place of hope and holistic care for children with albinism and other vulnerable children. We aim to be self-sustainable and are currently developing our 30-acre plot in Shinyanga.

Shows a teacher engaging with young children in a classroom, signifying the educational facilities available for children in the community.

School

Captures children in a residential setting, indicating housing and care facilities for children.

Homes

Depicts an individual working in a garden, showing the involvement in agricultural activities and self-sustaining practices within the community.

Gardening

Features a person addressing a group in a classroom or meeting setting, indicating an area designated for education and resource distribution.

Resource Center

Shows a building labeled “Clinic” with blue doors and a shaded veranda. This suggests a medical facility available for healthcare services within the community.

Clinic

Displays a group of individuals participating in an activity, possibly a religious or spiritual gathering, indicating the presence of a chapel within the campus.

Chapel

Shows a well in operation, highlighting water access and infrastructure development within the community.

Well

Features a sunflower in a garden, representing efforts towards sustainable agricultural practices and environmental conservation.

Sustainable Systems

Our Progress

The Vision

At the heart of our vision is bringing the vulnerable into family. (Psalm 68:6) After putting down roots in Shinyanga, we realized that the most vulnerable and the ones to whom God is calling us are those with albinism. Our vision is to have a safe place for them to be in family, receive a quality education, and ultimately to know the love that Jesus has for them.

This satellite image provides an overhead view of a community or campus identified as “SHADE.” The area appears to be located in a semi-arid region with scattered vegetation and patches of cultivated land.

This image shows a two-story building with a blue roof, located in a rural or semi-rural area. The building appears to be well-constructed and maintained, with a large veranda on the ground floor and a balcony on the upper floor. The pathways leading to the building are lined with small plants, and the surrounding area is dry with sparse vegetation. The structure seems to be designed for multiple purposes, potentially serving as an administrative or residential facility within the community. The presence of solar panels on the roof suggests a focus on sustainability and renewable energy sources.

Multipurpose Space

In April 2019, Shade broke ground on our first ministry building, a multi-purpose space made out of five shipping containers. In January of 2020, we launched the Shade School in this very space!

Classroom & Bathrooms

In February 2021, construction began on phase two of Shade School, which included seven classrooms and two bathroom blocks and was completed in time to open the new Shade Primary School for the 2022 school year.

This image shows a construction worker building a wall with concrete blocks. The structure is in the early stages of construction, with partial walls already erected. The worker is positioned within the structure, actively placing or adjusting one of the blocks. The surrounding area appears to be a field or open land, suggesting that the construction is taking place in a rural or semi-rural environment. The worker is using basic construction tools and materials, and there is a bucket and some loose blocks and mortar on the ground nearby. The scene highlights the ongoing development and building efforts within the community.

Far away campus picture

Cafeteria

In February 2023, the ground was broken on a cafeteria for Shade School.

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