The boys are still hard at work with the Foundations. A couple of frustrations have set them back a little, but hey, this is Africa so it's only to be expected. They had a whole day of waiting for some sand to be delivered to make cement but as soon as that came they cracked on with filling the foundations at Sithembakuye.
The process of building a house is fascinating for the children there, who gather round to watch the boys' every move. There's a daycare centre which is open every weekday so there are always a lot of little kids around. The little ones have always loved jumping in the back of mine or Steve's car and playing in there, so to have a car around for the whole day is magical for them.
Another project is a couple of toilet blocks for Inchanga School and another local charity of builders are helping out to get that started. They've finished one hole for the septic tank and are onto the other one. For too long the school of 1000+ pupils has had 2 small (and very smelly) toilet blocks to use and these new ones will have lovely new flush toilets for the children to enjoy.
The other 2 projects are putting the roof onto a school classroom down in the valley, so that some of the younger children don't have to trek up a very big hill every day for school, and building some changing rooms at another local orphanage to go next to a new soccer pitch.
Despite the few hiccups so far, due to delayed deliveries, the boys are doing really well and making progress. It's also amazing to see my housemates get up so early in the morning - quite a shock to the system!! ;-)
