Thanks to the generosity of an amazing British couple, my community has finally received the funds it needs to complete construction of its elementary school. The following photos detail the community's efforts in collecting the raw materials, sand and rock, needed for completion.
Getting sand meant driving to a dried riverbed and filling the trailer with spades and old rice sacks. Despite the fact that the wheels fell of the program early in the day (literally, the wheel fell off our trailer) the work was salvaged and we were able to get the needed sand.
Taking advantage of the abundance of local rock my villagers also gathered the stone needed to complete the floors.
All the labor made us very hungry. Local women prepared the noon meal for us.
To encourage participation in community events it is customary to provide local alcohol. These three are at the end of a long day of labor and their last bottle of local brew.
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