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Remodeling
of Altos de la Cruz School.
In early June we sent our first contribution for the remodeling
of the school. We sent $3,000 to Fundacion Jera in
Cali
,
Colombia
which is the organization that will be managing the remodeling of
the School. The remodeling started in June 15 and it is expected
to be completed by the end of August 2004.
Status
on July 15, 2004:
Water
tank:
The concrete foundation and the supporting walls for the tank have
been completed.
Toilets:
The walls, roof
and installation of water pipes are completed. The facilities will
include two regular toilets, 1 urinal and 1 sink.
An
internal wall was removed to give space to one bathroom
for the teachers.
Status
on July 29, 2004
The
toilets are almost finished the only thing left is the installation
of the bathrooms' equipment.
The
other modifications inside the school are almost completed. The
work to prepare the foundations for the cafeteria started. We are
sending another $2000 to complete the construction.
Status
on August 8, 2004
The ground
where the cafeteria was leveled and a retention wall was built.
They are in the process of building a beam to add support to the
retention wall. The exterior of the school is being painted.
Status
on Agust 18, 2004
The beam
to support the retention wall was finished. This week they are letting
the ground to settle before starting with the walls. They painted
the interior and exterior and put the doors for the toilets.
Status
on August 23, 2004
They started with cafeteria
walls. All of the inside and outside paint job is completed,
They finished closing the wall where the old main entrance was located.
Status
on August 30, 2004
The work is almost
finished at the school building. The paint job is completed. Now
they are doing general clean up and electric installations. The
walls for the cafeteria are almost complete.
Status
on September 29, 2004
The work
is completed! the first day of school after the summer vacation
took place in the middle of September. For most of the children
it was a great surprise to see the school’s “new face”
The toilets were the big sensation. For some of the children it
was the first time in their lives they used real toilets. Some asked
“are these toilets for us?” “does it mean we don’t have to go to
the out house anymore?”
According to the teachers, the children kept asking every five minutes
permission to go to the toilets.
Right now
we are defining the next project.
Detail
of expenses until now:
Construction
Material: $2650
Labor:
$1600
Bathroom
equipment $270
Preparing
terrain for Cafeteria
Cafeteria
walls
Paint
job indoor and outdoor
First
school day
This
is your money at work!
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