Our humanitarian project was replacing worn
out floors with new improved floors in Eastern Slovakia.
The kindergarten school asked LDS Charities to help replace old worn out flooring in three classrooms where preschoolers learn, play, and nap.
The original linoleum floors are over fifty years old with visible patches, cracks, stains, tears, and missing pieces. Scotch tape is used to hold seams together. The worst damage is covered with large area carpets.
These floors have created a safety hazard as well as being unclean, unhealthy, and unsightly. The school has eight classrooms but they chose the three rooms with the worst flooring for replacement.
The director hoped to create a better learning environment for the children, a hygiene surface for small hands and toys, as well as improved safety for teachers and children who walk on the floors every day.
LDS Charities is co-funding along with the village mayor who agreed the floors needs to be replaced. The director along with a few parents and staff agreed to provide service hours to replace the floors.
This school is near the border of Ukraine and is located in a poor farming area where many families live on so little.
During a visit we observed volunteers working on the new floors during the summer break while kids were out of school. We asked one volunteer why he was helping and he stated his daughter attends the school and he wants it better for her than he had it with the same worn out floors.
The director was so grateful and provided a nice meal for us and the volunteers. The furniture will be moved back into position before the start of the new school year.
This school principal was thankful to LDS charities for their contribution and the volunteer service of others.
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