Lesotho 2008/09

Raking and Seeding

Raked and seeded north berm (located between new building and school garden), dug a ditch...

Travel Musings and Observations

- The kids were reticent or shy at first, but once they got going, they...

Roofing Begins

Roofing work begun; bucket brigade of kids moved bricks onto site; work begun on concrete...

Roof Trusses Set

Today the roof trusses were set in place by Saki's crew, while Rome, Emmanuel, and...

Columns in Place

The building columns were put in place and the rest of the gravel was spread...

Foundation Cemented

After a grueling 3 days of mixing and pouring concrete with two small gas-powered mixers...

Ready for the Pour

The footing gravel was compressed, the rebar cages to support the foundation were added and...

The Classes Pitch In

The footing was additionally prepped for the steel beams that will be erected in early...

Gravel, and Sand, and Compactors, Oh My!

Today was a BIG day. We wired the last of the foundation cages. The grading...

An A in Grading

Grading continues and rebar cages for the foundation are assembled Grading continued. Assembly of the...