Trainee candidates at Makangwe making frames to fix tile moulds

The Makangwe community has been hard at work preparing the site for construction to start. Heavy rains until mid-April hampered this work but the weather is now good.

Charity Lubingo, our Programme Co-ordinator reports that the following works have been completed or are in progress:

• The community has gathered about 50% of the sand required
• Aggregate is coming by truck from a site 20 km away because the local source had too much clay in it (thisis for block manufacturing)
• Enoch and Simon have set up the block making facility and are now producing soil blocks
• Initial interviews have been held for trainees and 18 are now under-going practical exercises to test their aptitude for physical work and block making
• Architects drawings have reached the second draft stage and are currently being finalised before a detailed bill of quantities and budget are drawn up
• Mabutu Zulu has been appointed project contractor and will be on site be the end of May (he previously worked on Butempa school)
• A programme of work has been outlined with completion anticipated for November