And finally, in the last week of August, we have started again with the construction of roofing. What a relief! The timber for framing was delivered to the site and the framework is taking shape. After that will come the sheetmetal panels. More news to come - hopefully it will be soon!

Our previous news post was in December 2025 when we were celebrating the speedy construction of the school's walls. Then, we discovered that the value of land transferred into the newly created NGO had to be taxed. It had been expected that the transfer of privately owned land to a government controlled entity would not be subject to taxes, but it was. Work stopped to avoid increasing the improved land value until the tax was assessed and paid. That took 3 months, by which ti

And before you know it, the outline of the school has risen from the earth. It's only 14 days since the previous photos of the foundations were taken so things are moving along! The top photo is of the four classrooms and two laboratories, the second photo is of the dormitory block. It won't be long before the roofing starts which is just as well because the rainy season is also about to start!