PROJECTS

Completed;
A lot of the recent projects that have been completed have been building projects; since 2008 this includes two classrooms offices and storage for the schoolm formitories for the girls and boys, a toilet block for the children and recently the dining room kitchen and food storage room. We have also used old materials from a previous knocked down storage room to build a covered area for the trainee seamstresses to work.

Current;
Current projects are more based around improving the current site; a separate toilet block for the girls, a washing area with a basin/trough, the children are currently using a single tape to wash. Also securing a reliable supply of electricity, fitting a water pope and tank and buying a stove for the new kitchen. Other concerns are finding sponsorship for the children who are not able to go to school due to lack of funds, arranging local advertising to attract volunteers and setting up a website or online presence.

Future;
The long term future plan is to buy more land and build an orphanage for 70 more children. This would have dormitories, a kitchen, pre-school classrooms as well as an area for bocational studies; something that mama is very keen to expand on. Other projects would be for sustainable living; to keep chickens and pigs and grow vegetables to reduce the monthly food bill and perhaps generate an income at the same time. Also, the possibility of getting involved in cultural tourism programmes to generate visitors and an income from providing lunch or selling handicrafts made by the lovals an some of the children.