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Scouting future site of multi-purpose hall for Holy Names High School in Bela Bela, Lesotho
Using transit to measure grading required
Grading begins, while Sister Catherine, the school principal, looks on.
First load of gravel arrives
Students tied rebar for foundation
Students build frames for corners of foundation
Students learn how to read transit
Site grading is done, the foundation has been dug, and the rebar cages are ready.
Rebar cages set in place for foundation
The concrete pour begins. With no concrete trucks in Lesotho, all concrete was mixed on site.
Rome surveys site as foundation pour continues
Tired concrete mixers rejoice as foundation pour is nearly complete - after 3 grueling days
The foundation pour is complete
Steel members are put in place
The building is ready for the walls
Volunteers grade the land around the hall in preparation for landscaping
The back wall is made of concrete block, while the other three walls will be brick
Window frames are primed
Window frames get a coat of paint before installation
The front doors are sanded and varnished
Volunteers enjoy a break at the end of a long day of work
Up go the brick walls
Sandstone window and door trim pieces are sealed
Water retention tanks are installed behind the hall
Sealing the outside of the back wall
Bricklaying nears completion
Volunteers begin prepping floor for concrete pour
First squares of floor are complete, and stage frame is in
Floor concrete squares are poured in an alternating pattern to allow for ability to reach all sides
More floor squares are prepped for the pour
Volunteer applies glue to stage joists prior to screwing down plywood base
Sunrise over the hall as it nears completion
A form of murphy beds, with chalkboard undersides, line the side walls of the hall
Mattress are added to murphy beds. The hall is ready for classrooms, lectures, & overnight guests
Finishing touches are put on the stage
The hall, projection screen, sound system, and understage storage area are complete
Volunteers lay pavers for the courtyard in front of hall
The hall, from a nearby water tank platform
Christened Ntja-Peli, meaning two dogs. Proverbially, it means we are stronger together.
One of several other projects done was the creation of 3 new latrines, supporting 16 new toilets
Inside one of the septic tanks of the 3 new latrines
New latrines, replacing 40+ year old predecessors
The male students picked the blue latrines
Njta-Peli looks great during visit in 2010 - 2 years after completion.
Students have added landscaping since 2008. Monyetla Centre, our HIV/AIDS center, in the distance.
 

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