UNESCO recently reported that in Africa, there are as many as 95 million school children who do not have the privilege of working at a desk. In southern Africa, the statistics are equally alarming, with over 4 million scholars requiring desks. As many of these children do not have formal classrooms, they are forced to either kneel on the ground, or work on make-shift desks during their school day. As you can imagine, they not only experience extreme discomfort, but their educational development is considerably hampered, and they subsequently struggle to become positive contributing members of society. While building structured class-rooms and providing them with the relevant furniture would be the ideal, this is unfortunately not an immediate solution, due to the substantial investment required. However, DeskBags have come up with an innovative and viable alternative solution, in which you can make a significant difference in helping to uplift educational standards in Africa. Our DeskBags are not only functional eco-friendly school bags, but also provide a portable desk solution. The bag not only allows the child to carry his or her books and stationery, but the flap is reinforced with durable Perspex, that when folded open, allows for instant desk support too. Our product is made from the vinyl of recycled billboards, and is so robust that if looked after well, can last a whole school career. The bags are waterproof, reflective, and light enough for pre-primary scholars to use.
