Another rewarding morning. Yeni, Edel and I left at 7.15 to take two more computers to Las Delicias. They have over 40 students now meeting in Trinidad's house. Six of those students come from a neighbouring village a couple of kilometres away. I hope you find that as exciting as I do.
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| Setting up |
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| Ready to roll - opportunity for more than 12 students |
This week, Trinidad was in the office wondering how to get a classroom built so that students could study without having to be in his tiny house or on the porch. We talked about options. In the end, he said that he would organize the students to make adobe blocks and go ask the mayor of the region for money for roofing. We promised to find some money to help with odds and ends - that will be another challenge.
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| Adobe blocks curing and more adobe being mixed for molding |
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| The beginnings of the new school |
Today we saw where they have started digging space for the classroom and using the soil, mixed with long pine needles, to make adobe blocks. They need about 800 blocks so are well on the way. It is so wonderful to see a community beginning to take their future into their own hands. They are talking about setting aside a plot in the community for starting demonstration projects in sustainable agriculture as well.
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| Bags of pine needles used for binding the adobe |
We talked about the school plans. They are considering building an African concept latrine. That would be exciting for me. Maybe they will put a fish tank at one end to use the rainwater from the roof. Trinidad is just the type of person to try new ideas.
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| African Concept Latrine - no doors, no water needed, no breakable parts |
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