Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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We have walls!
The walls are finished now and are being watered to keep the bricks from absorbing the moisture from the mortar while it dries, which would cause the mortar to crumble over time. There is a very hard-working engineer watching over construction to make sure everything goes well and that the building will be of the highest…
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Growing a Community
We have had so many pictures of construction but so few of the children. I love seeing the children in this video. It takes 2-3 hours to travel to Konkourona from the city of Bobo-Dioulasso, which is where the masons and site engineer are from. They have been staying in the village over the past…
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New Heights
So much progress has been made in less than two weeks with so much help from the villagers! The walls are almost finished now, so soon it will be time to work on the roof. A makeshift outdoor classroom is quickly being replaced.
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Building Materials Arrive
Building materials were delivered in Konkourona last week, marking the start of construction of three new classrooms. More than 300 villagers mobilized to gather sand, pebbles and water to make bricks. Others dug holes for the foundation. The foundation will be poured and bricks will begin being laid this week. The overcrowding of classrooms is so acute that children are…
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Let the games begin!
Cards and games were purchased for the Konkourona library this week at the request of the Library Manager, Issaka Ramde. Children filled the library today, on a Saturday, to play. A contract was signed to begin construction of a new middle school in the village and the engineer met with the village chief and community…