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MISSION PROJECTS
(revised November 2007)
1997
- Drilled a Bore-hole at Nyamashato Primary School
- Built 4 Blair toilets
- Re-roofed 1 classroom block
- Shipped on 20-foot sea container of books and hospital bedding
1998
- Built 1 teacher’s house
- Re-built 1 teacher’s house
- Re-roofed, plastered inside and out and resurfaced floors in one
4-classroom block
- Put window glass in all buildings
- Repaired roof on one 4-classroom block
- Installed electricity in the Madamombe Health Clinic
- Shipped one 40-foot sea container of miscellaneous items.
- Taught the adult men how to sharpen saws and new building
techniques.
- Taught English language classes to children Built a
library/administration building
1999
- Built 2 teacher’s houses
- Built 2 Blair toilets
- Re-roofed one 5-classroom block
- Added new additional windows, new doors and re-plastered the
5-classroom block
- Resurfaced the floors and painted the above 5-classroom block
- Started a sewing co-op
- Fenced school property
- Repaired Madamombe Clinic water system, bathrooms and shower
- Put security fence around 1.5 acre garden for the school (income
generating)
- Painted all roofs
- Repaired Methodist Church located on the school grounds (window
glass, door frames & doors, paint)
- Shipped two 40-foot sea containers of Hospital furniture and
bedding (25 beds and mattresses to Murewa hospital and beds and
mattresses to Madamombe Clinic)
- Shipped three 40-foot sea containers of school furniture, books
and school supplies
- Introduced the idea of a Community Orphan Care Program by
holding an informational workshop.
2000
- Built a teacher’s house
- Started to build a bridge across the Mutowa River which divides
the school catchment area.
- Shipped one 40-foot sea container of school supplies, furniture,
hospital bedding and clothing for the orphans
HOW THE LOCAL COMMUNITY ASSISTED
- Made over 600,000 bricks by hand to build many of the projects.
- Hauled all sand and pebbles for the above projects
- Provided all labor for the buildings
- Did all foundation digging by hand
- Painted the inside of the Madamombe clinic with paint we funded
- Community installed new doors, locks and windows in the clinic
2001
Nyamashato Primary School
- Built one teacher’s house and Blair Toilet
- Installed a windmill in school Boer-hole
- Drilled a new well and moved windmill to new well
- Installed two 10,000 liter storage tanks with piping and taps
outside each teacher’s house.
- Purchased plantings, fertilizer and hose pipe for the school
garden
- Provided additional supplies for the Sewing Co-op & instructed
women in making boys uniforms.
- Completed the building of a bridge across the river which was
begun in 2000
- Funded building materials for a toilet at the local church
- Started a Bible Study Group
- Provided educational toys for the preschool
- Built storage unit for preschool toys
Nyamashato Secondary School
- Roofed Science building and provided new doors, windows and
floors
- Painted the Science building inside and out
- Funded new lab equipment for the Science Lab.
- Put a new floor in the Fashion building and provided new doors
and windowpanes.
- Built one teacher’s house and Blair toilet
Inyangui Primary School
- Built two new staff houses
- Built two new Blair toilets
- Provided preschool with some books
Chingwaru Primary School
- Funded materials for the roof on a 2-classroom block. The
parents funded the labor to put the roof on.
- Donated classroom text books
Guzha Primary School
- Taught a group of women to make skirts from tie-dyed fabric
- Donated classroom books
Madamombe Clinic
- Electrified staff housing
- Funded cement and roofing for 3 Blair Toilets
- Funded the labor for repairing the flush toilets in clinic and
staff housing
City Presbyterian Church
- Contributed $1,000.00 to the Street Children’s Program
Heather Chimhoga Orphan Care Center
- Built a Orphan Care Center (Completed December 2001)
- Installed equipment
- Provided storage facilities for things to be shipped.
- Established a Management Committee made up of community people
- Established a Board of Trustees of people with expertise to
support the local Management Committee and protect Donor Investments
- Purchased and delivered supplemental food supplies to child
headed households who were starving.
- Purchased uniforms and school supplies for orphans
- Paid school fees for orphans
- Provides medical care for sick orphans
- Board of Trustees has made application and received a grant for
a 1 ½ ton truck
JULY 2001 TO JUNE 30,2002
Heather Chimhoga Orphan Care Center
- Provide necessary funding for its operation—To date $13,000.00
has been wire transferred
- Provided $3,000.00 for transportation of a Toyota Truck donated
by Transportation Aid of Japan.
Nyamashato Primary School
- Built a Feeding Center for the Orphan Care Program (Completed
December 2001)
- Provide educational materials for the pre-school
JULY 1, 2002 TO JUNE 30, 2003
Heather Chimhoga Orphan Care Center
- Built a Counseling Center/preschool facility at the Orphan Care
Center (funds have been sent)
- Built a two stall garage with two small storage rooms
- Fund operation of OCC ($10,000 has been funded)
- $6,500 transferred to the OCC account in June 2003
- Shipped 40,000 lbs of rice
- Shipped 40,000 lbs. of beans
- Shipped two 40-foot sea containers of miscellaneous items to the
OCC and local schools
- Computers and library books from the shipment were donated to
Better Schools in Murewa.
- A computer and printer were donated to the DEO in Murewa
- Shipped two 20-foot sea containers of maize. Only one was
delivered, the other was held up by the government.
- Opened a satellite Feeding Center at Inyagui.
- Provided funding for the building of an outdoor kitchen.
- Opened a satellite Feeding Center at Guzha.
- The community renovated a rondavel to provide space for food
preparation as a temporary solution
- Provided funding for the drilling of wells at Inyagui and Guzha.
This project was not completed due to the lack of diesel.
Chingwaru Primary School
- Provided funds for roofing materials on a second two-classroom
block.
JULY 2003 TO JUNE 30, 2004
Community involvement
- Villages in the neighborhoods of each feeding center has
designated two acres of land for the purpose of raising maize and
vegetables to supply to the feeding center.
Shipments—March 6, 2004
- Two 40-foot sea containers were loaded with books, school
supplies and furniture.
- These were distributed to Dandara Primary as well as Inyagui and
Guzha Primary schools.
- A computer and printer were donated to HCOC for office use.
- One shipment of 45,000 lbs. of beans
- One shipment of 45,000 lbs. of rice
Preschool facility
- A building was completed that houses two preschool classrooms, a
first-aid dispensary and two counseling rooms.
- A separate kitchen for food preparation was completed at Inyagui.
Toilets
- Four Bio-safe toilets were constructed at HCOC on a trial basis.
They are a self contained unit that is sealed and so there is
nothing escaping into the soil. Due to the construction the waste
dries and can be removed and composted. Later it is safe to use on
the fields. They are odorless and proving to be very successful.
JULY 2004 TO JUNE 2005
- An Administration/library building is under construction at both
Inyagui and at Guzha Primary School. The library will serve as
dining space for the children at mealtime.
- Ceilings have been installed in the Nyamashato Feeding Center
dining room and also in the Administration building at Nyamashato
Primary School.
- In addition to orphans the Centers have recently begun feeding
Preschoolers two meals a day.
- A teacher’s house is under construction at Nyamashato Primary
School.
- The enrollment has increased to more than 700 students and so
additional staff is needed.
- The Orphan Care Center at Nyamashato Primary and the Preschool
facility have been electrified awaiting ZESA to bring power to the
school.
- Building materials have been provided to Chingwaru Primary to
complete the construction of a teacher’s house.
- Forty (40) mattresses were purchased for beds at Cheunje
Secondary boarding school.
- 35 computers were shipped enabling Cheunje Secondary School to
open a computer lab.
- Secondary English textbooks were also donated.
- A shipment of Secondary Textbooks were made along with shelving
for the books.
- A shipment of clothing and blankets for the three Orphan Care
facilities arrived December 10, 2004.
July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006
- 65 computers were collected, renovated and packed for shipping.
- Quantities of school furniture were collected and stored for
shipping.
- Clothing and blankets for orphans was collected and packed for
shipment
- Provided funding for the operation of HCOC.
JULY 1, 2006 TO JUNE 30, 2007
- Purchased a transformer for the Nyamashato Primary and Secondary
Schools.
- Paid ZESA for poles, wiring etc. for the two schools.
- Built and electrified a building for the Knitting and Sewing
Co-ops.
- Brought three orphan girls who had graduated from Secondary
School into the Sewing Co-op. They are doing beautiful work and are
grateful for the opportunity.
- Purchased buttons and thread for HCOC uniforms.
- Purchased knitting wool for jerseys for the orphans registered
at HCOC.
- Electrified the administration/library at Nyamashato Primary and
one house.
- The library is wired for computers when they arrive.
- Installed an electric pump in the well at Nyamashato Primary
School
- Hired a nurse aid to staff the clinic at the Orphan Care Center.
- Purchased cement, trusses, etc. for the extension of the
Secondary Administration Block.
- One room is wired for computers when the shipment arrives.
- Planted 120 Maringa trees in the school garden. The Maringa Tree
is very nutritious. It has the potential of boosting the immune
system of all malnourished individuals. One tablespoon of the dried
powder provides the vitamin C of seven oranges, the vitamin A of
four carrots, the protein of two glasses of milk, the potassium of
three bananas and the calcium of four glasses of milk.
JULY 1, 2007 TO JUNE 30, 2008
- Shipped three 40-foot sea containers to the mission site. The
shipment included items such as school supplies, hygiene kits,
clothing, computers, books and school furniture.
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