We Picked the Right School
This quarter we started construction on a new school in Zambia. The unique ecology of this location comes with challenges, one of which is roaming elephants! Located near several national parks and protected game reserves, elephants in the area move about freely often wreaking havoc on nearby farms. Another challenge is the site’s soil composition and high water table which indicate the need for special metal reinforcements in the foundation. However, our new project coordinator Mathias Zimba, is up to the task. In a few shorts weeks, the project has seen good progress and is just about ready to start building up the walls and roof.
Nkhuzyeni Week 1
Preparing to dig the foundation
Nkuzyeni Week 1.1
Community members digging the foundation
Nkhuzyeni Week 2
Placing the metal reinforcements
Nkhuzyeni Week 2.1
Metal reinforcements for the foundation
Nkhuzyeni Week 3
Pouring cement and building up the foundation wall
Nkhuzyeni week 4
Back-filling the foundation walls with dirt and preparing to pour the concrete slab
The local community is also stepping up and is working hard to contribute to the project. We love this video of the community working together, singing and dancing as they get the task done. We know we’ve picked the right school when the community is enthusiastically engaged in the project with us.
We anticipate the project being finished and ready for handover in early June. We hope you’ll check back soon to see the final result!
