By Rai Farrelly | Co-Founder, Project Wezesha
Dear Project Wezesha Supporters,
We here at Project Wezesha hope that 2013 has started off with good fortune and love for all of you!
We are happy to share the news that the 3rd quad at Amahoro Secondary School is getting its roof this month! Thanks to your generous contributions, we were able to make sure that Isaya and his competent crew of builders had the funds necessary to pay for the wood, nails, iron, aluminum, and transportation to make this 3rd 'roof raising' possible! Of all the pieces of the big school building puzzle, the roof is the most expensive. There are truckloads of materials that go into these roofs and a good deal of labor. Once complete, this will give us 12 mostly completed classrooms and 2 administrative spaces. The details that remain are being taken care of by the Government of Kigoma and include doors, windows, floors and furniture.
In addition to rounding the bend on our 3rd quad, the foundation for the 4th set of 4 classrooms has been complete for months now and is finally meeting its brick counterparts! The walls of our final 4 classrooms will be complete in no time and then that quad, too, will be ready for a roof raising! If you live in Salt Lake, keep your eyes and ears open for news of our 3rd Annual Raise the Roof Music fest and fundraiser.
In other good news, we have a new intern going to Tanzania this summer. Brian Fredrich, a student at Westminster College in Salt Lake City, will be traveling to Kigoma to live with our friends Jane and Ashahadu in Mgaraganza Village. We are very excited to have Brian join the project team this summer. He demonstrates a strong knowledge about sustainable development work and is eager to help out with the needs of the villagers. He has excellent cross-cultural competence and has previous experience working on a conservation project in Namibia. We anticiapte that Brian will teach in the primary and secondary schools, help us develop our mentorship program with our 5 Amani Hope Scholarship students and become best friends with Lucas!
And finally, on a personal note for Project Wezesha - our co-founder and in-country project director, Lucas Lameck is a father! Join us in raising a glass to Lucas, his partner Asha and their new baby girl - Catherine Zilabela. There is talk of a big wedding for Lucas and Asha this summer so keep a look out for those images!
Great big thank you for all of your support! It takes a while to complete a school this big in a village and we are so grateful for all your dedication and patience as we make this school a reality!
Asante sana,
Rai Farrelly & Lucas Lameck
Co-Founders and Besties
Project Wezesha
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