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In operation since July 2007, the village was officially inaugurated on 23 October 2008 in the presence of Mr Richard Pichler, Secretary-General for SOS-Kinderdorf International.
Being a new Village with only young children, SOS Children's Village Canchungo still shows all the excitement of a new beginning. Like in many other Villages, boys are particularly fond of football, but here girls are also very much into it.The village, which is composed of 12 family houses, a village director's house, an aunts' house and administration and service building has a capacity of 120 children. By the end of 2007, 60 children (27 boys and 33 girls) were living in SOS Children's Village Canchungo.
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The SOS Kindergarten of Canchungo opened its doors in October 2007. Its 4 classrooms offered a colourful and conducive learning and playing environment to 113 children during the 2007/2008 school year, out of which 27 came from SOS Children's Village Bissau.
Using among other the Montessori Method, the SOS Kindergarten Gabu gives its pupils a "headstart" for Primary School. SOS Kindergarten pupils are also taught English as a foreign language.
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In operation since October 2007, this primary school comprising 6 classrooms, a multi-purpose hall and an administration and service area can accommodate 210 pupils. Being one of Guinea-Bissau's reference schools in term of quality, SOS Hermann Gmeiner Primary School Bissau also ensures its students all learn a foreign language (English) and become computer literate.
The SOS Hermann Gmeiner School Canchungo had 121 pupils registered for the 2007/2008 school year. 26 of them came from SOS Children's Village Canchungo.
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Canchungo Projects
