Archive for February, 2010
04 February 2010
Playing field for Ostico
Elvino, who built the school for us, has been working with the villagers to prepare a quote for the materials they will need to build a basic volleyball and basketball court. The villagers will do the work themselves, with the help of a local Padre who is in charge of a technical school. For children who haven’t even had soccer balls to chase around the rocky ground, and nothing other than burnt out buildings to climb on, a sporting field will be fantastic.
project: OSTICO EAST TIMOR
02 February 2010
Two steps forward, one step back
Nothing is ever simple in developing countries. Elvino finally reached Lequeracabu’u today and has advised us against building there – apparently the available land is too small and the clay soil won’t support a concrete school like we built in Ostico. Agostinho and Jenny though are strongly in support of doing something other than walking away and leaving the children sitting on dirt floors in a falling down school with no windows.
The other option is to look at a semi-permanent school which could be built on the clay soil and in the available space. They are not beautiful like our school in Ostico – they have concrete floors, light wood walls and mesh windows. But they last 15-20 years and can be built much more cheaply than traditional schools.
Simon is investigating other sites, but Agostinho is also going to get a quote for a semi-permanent school.
project: Lequeracabu'u East Timor
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