Who could ever have imagined the amount of work we would get done in these few short days. We started out with objectives of preparing an old building as a Learning Centre and another room in it as a Day Care. At the last minute, it was suggest we build a watering trough for the water buffalo. Here's what we actually did ...
1. Learning Centre - we painted the inside concrete wall twice. The outside was fully painted with a yellow and reddish brown that really looks great. A group from Australia are coming in a couple of weeks to complete the project.
3. Brick Walls - these were built of brick and covered with a coat of mortar to finshing them off. Each is about 4.5 feet high around each of the Learning Centre and Day Care. Inside the walls, a green space will be created to make it a pleasant environment for those attending.
4. Water Buffalo Water Trough - This was built outside the walls of the school compound and will be fed from the water resevoir. While the coat of mortar on the outside has started, the mason still has to be completely cover it.
5. Steps to the Well - The government supplied well had no steps so the women would put their buckets and water jars on the top and crawl up the 4-5 feet to fetch their water. Now there are steps in place.
1. Learning Centre - we painted the inside concrete wall twice. The outside was fully painted with a yellow and reddish brown that really looks great. A group from Australia are coming in a couple of weeks to complete the project.2. Day Care Unit - the mural was completed on the inside of the building - the remaining inside walls will be painted by a team from Australia who arrive in a few weeks. The outside walls were painted the same as the Learning Centre - yellow and reddish brown.
4. Water Buffalo Water Trough - This was built outside the walls of the school compound and will be fed from the water resevoir. While the coat of mortar on the outside has started, the mason still has to be completely cover it.
5. Steps to the Well - The government supplied well had no steps so the women would put their buckets and water jars on the top and crawl up the 4-5 feet to fetch their water. Now there are steps in place.6. Drainage System around the Water Supply - Because we noticed water spillage running into the playground, we talked to the village elders and they agreed to us intalling good drainage. We dug a 6-8 inch trough all the way around the water supply, filled it will small stones and covered it with concrete. It was draining away to the normal area for overflow of water. This should dramatically improve the area.
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