News – Workneh Dechasa Education Foundation

October 14, 2026October 14, 2026

Official recognition our school meets the standard

Header: West Shewa Zone, Tokke Kutaye District Education Office
Ref: WBATK 10/162 Date: 02/2/2019 [Ethiopian calendar]

To: The Board of the Warqinee Dachaasaa Education Foundation school

Subject: Supervision findings on the Warqinee Dachaasaa Primary School building

As mentioned above, your letter of Fulbaana 26/2019 (ref. WADA/82/29) told us the Warqinee Dachaasaa memorial school in Tokke Kutaye district is being built to the standard set by the Oromia Education Bureau, and that we should play our part. Based on the master report you submitted, supervision and inspection were carried out on 26/1/2019 and 27/1/2019, with these key people:

1.	Mr. Wayyeessaa Alamuu, Administrator, Tokke Kutaye District
2.	Mr. Taarikuu Humnaasaa, Head of the District Education Office
3.	Mr. Olaanaa Hundeessaa, representative of WADA and project director
4.	Mr. Tasammaa Akkumaa, representative following up the memorial school
5.	Mr. Kabbabaa Bayeechaa, Basic Education Team Leader, District Education Office
6.	Mr. Sadeessaa Iddeessaa, School Buildings Team Leader, District Education Office
7.	Mr. Nabiyyuu Saamu'eel, Site Engineer
8.	Mr. Darajjee Mangistuu, Supervisor of the centre (?)

These people supervised the site repeatedly over the two days. Based on your submitted document and the state of the construction, we were very pleased. The building exceeds the primary school standard and can serve as a school for grades 1–8, so we agreed it is above standard.

Closing: Overall, we have accepted the good work on the Warqinee Dachaasaa Foundation school and thank you for it. We inform you of this with respect.

Signed: Tasammaa Akkumaa Bakaye, Basic Education Standards and Resource Mobilisation Expert (?), with the official stamp. A handwritten note adds: “and WIB representative for the Warqinee Dachaasaa memorial school matters.”

September 11, 2026September 11, 2026

Photos of the school build

Watch the progress of the school build as it progresses. We’ll publish photos here as they arrive from our partners WADA in Oromia.

Block B near completion 17th Aug 26

May 14, 2026September 11, 2026

Almost there

This video show the school site on 13th May 2026 with Classroom Block A, Rest and refreshment Block C and toilet Block D, together with the substructure of Classroom Block B largely completed.

Below is the completed Classroom block A.

The generous grant of £8172 from Hazel’s Footprints Trust for the pupils’ rest and refreshment room has been transferred to WADA and building work is close to completion.

Rest and refreshment block C funded by Hazel’s Footprints

Now the foundations of Block B are completed, again within budget, WDEF has transferred the final amount required to complete the building superstructure. WADA have been in discussions with the Oromia Education Department who are keen to take control of the building as soon as possible.

We were successful in a bid for £3000 from the Sage Publisher to fund school schoolbooks for every classroom.

We applied to Artelia Foundation, a charity associated with the engineering firm Artelia, which offers consultancy and funding support to engineering projects in developing countries. Unfortunately, after long consideration, they disappointingly informed us that they could not offer assistance. It is likely that a new well will need to be drilled to serve the school which WDEF will now fund.

We anticipate their will be other costs but we continue to have income from running events in 2026 and we are confident we will be able to complete the project.