Build School Library & Storeroom for 650 Students

In early January, we received an outside donation that completed the initial $4000 project funding and enables us to begin construction on our library building. We expect that construction will begin in early February. While finalizing the building plan earlier in January, we talked more with both our school teachers and the school's management committee. 

Based on those discussions, we determined that having a small cemented veranda outside the building along with metal shutters for all windows would be very desirable in keeping the library secure and clean, and also offering a small meeting space on the veranda which would not disturb library users inside the building.

Based on this, we added another $800 to our original budget for the one room, and are still needing donations for the $800. The good news is, the main building construction can begin and even be completed with these two latter items being added at the end or as soon as possible after the funds are raised.

We still expect to achieve our original goal of having the library building ready to use by the start of the second school term in early June. The attached photo shows some of our excited school students. There are no books in their community, so having a library at the school is incredibly exciting! 

We thank you for your support in accomplishing this project.  If you know of any friends or family that might want to help with these last two items, please feel free to share this email with them!

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