57 million primary-school-aged children are out of school, more than half of them living in sub-Saharan Africa. Most schools in this part of the world have no toilets, checkrooms or cafeterias, and many students come to class hungry, sick or exhausted.

To address this problem, the organizers of the Kaira Looro competition are looking for an idea for a new school model that they stress will help raise the level of children's education, secure the right to learn, and provide the health care and mental and physical conditions necessary to develop each student's potential. The architecture of the building, its shapes and colors are to inspire confidence in the students, the community and the authorities, to create a place where every child will find himself and begin to build his future.

The elementary school project can be built on any plot of land in one of the rural areas in southern Senegal.

The project should be planned in such a way that it can be built with the local community - be easy to build without the need for complicated equipment, use natural materials and blend in with the rural surroundings.

The building should be one-story with a maximum interior area of 650 square meters. The total cost of building materials alone must not exceed 70,000 euros.

The school should have six classrooms, offices, a meeting room for teaching staff, a laboratory, a sick room, a canteen, a storeroom and toilets.