Betel School is non-profit School that has a focus on social action and the culture of peace. Its objectives are to promote the development of students’ education in the intellectual, spiritual, moral, cultural and physical domains. Today, the school offers classes from pre-school through to Grade 12. The student body is composed mostly of students from local Muslim and Animistic families. Our students come from a number of different ethnic groups with limited, if any, exposure to Portuguese, the language of instruction, before they start school. The school is located in an isolated and impoverished area of Guinea Bissau. Many of the students who attend are supported through private sponsorships from supporters in Brazil, Sweden, Hungary, England and Canada. There are 714 students enrolled for the school year 2021 – 2022.

The school provides daily lunch to students in elementary grades, free medicines, first aid care and health lessons on oral hygiene. There is a library that serves the needs of the students and the community. There is also a student residence for approximately 15 students who live in distant villages and board at the residence during the school week.

Cacine is located in the very south of Guinea Bissau, approximately 270 km from the capital city of Bissau. It is an impoverished and relatively isolated area with few foreigners.