http://www.leapingstone.org/2009/10/madonna-in-malawi/ "Providing quality, sustainable primary education for girls and boys in West Africa" Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:34:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.leapingstone.org/2009/10/madonna-in-malawi/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Donald Peterson Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:50:47 +0000 http://www.leapingstone.org/?p=251#comment-6 I did the math: at a cost of $40,000 per school on average, Madonna could have built 375 schools! I wonder what the maintenance costs are in making her school last? I think the questions you raise are good ones. While it is commendable to build such a grandiose facility, what message does the 'material girl' send to the local Malawians about sustainability? I did the math: at a cost of $40,000 per school on average, Madonna could have built 375 schools! I wonder what the maintenance costs are in making her school last? I think the questions you raise are good ones. While it is commendable to build such a grandiose facility, what message does the ‘material girl’ send to the local Malawians about sustainability?

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