YEAR 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
YEAR 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.
YEAR 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
YEAR 1997
Drilled a Bore-hole at Nyamashato Primary School
Built 4 Blair toilets
Re-roofed 1 classroom block
Shipped one 20-foot sea container of books and hospital bedding
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.
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