Some good news to start off our monthly update is our successful application to Books For International Goodwill who will fill a container filled with 25,000 for our Library. We applied to this US based non-profit in late spring of this year after doing some research we learned they had already sent a container to Rwanda for the Kigali Public Library. The shipment will be going out in a few weeks from Maryland. If you are interested in donating, please send me an email. We are looking to raise $7,700 USD to cover the shipment costs. We also have another challenge in raising $12,000 USD for the 40 foot container that is due to leave in September 2010.

Library Update

As hoped, the roof is now on the Library, along with the interior walls plastered and most of the electrical supply wire has been run. The ceilings have also been installed and the veranda slab in front of the building has been poured. Excellent progress is being made.

Side profile of the Library building with freshly poured sidewalk.

Picture taken looking down from the general purpose classrooms.
You can see Outdoor Auditorium to the right and the library to the left.

Interior of the library with walls plastered along with installed ceiling

Outdoor Auditorium Update

Through generous donations we were able to circle back and continue our work on the Outdoor Auditorium. The brick work has now been completed.

Picture taken within the Outdoor Auditorium showing superb brick work.
You can also see the Library on the right and the Toilet Block on the left.

Science Block Update

The crew broke ground in July on our the Secondary Schools first science block. This building will hold both Computer Science and general Science labs. Similar to all our buildings, the crew will dig down to stable soil and then start to build up the foundation of the building.

Our crew dig into Rwandan soil in the hot summer heat. In the background
you can see the library on the right and the Outdoor Auditorium on the left.

Science labs are off to a great start. Windows and doors are being fabricated
in the workshop while the outside crew put the foundation in place.

The Big Picture Starting to Look Good!

In the picture you can see the two general purpose buildings on the left,
the Outdoor Auditorium on the right and in the background is the library.

Up Next Month:

First Science Block:

• Finishing foundations
• Pouring the floor slab
• Start the brickwork

Landscaping:

• Extend the height of one retaining wall between the primary and secondary school sections.

Fill Container:

• Receive shipment of all Biology & Chemistry equipment
• Load all construction related hardware, material & equipment
• Import laptops from US to go inside container

July Costs (in US)

• $26,284 ~ Total
• $3,515 ~ Landscaping
• $13,807 ~ Science Building
• $4,160 ~ Library Building
• $2,580 ~ Labour
• $1,383 ~ Outdoor Auditorium
• $839 ~ Other