In addition to being the neighbourhood of
another co-operative we will be working with in northern Rwanda, we are
excited to tell you that the picture below is the site of the future Sunzu
Village Library/Community Centre and women's co-op that The Guardian
Project (parent of TSSH) is helping to build with Dan & Francis Klinck and a slew of community and TSSH co-operative members!
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| site of the Sunzu Village Library and Community Centre |
We will be providing
the funds for the materials and labour.
We
are also sourcing children's
books to stock the shelves and hoping that a certain dear friend of
ours, (a most excellent elementary school librarian with the Toronto
School Board), will be helping with set-up and training, including a one
month stint with us up in Musanze.
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| The view into the valley below |
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| Jeff contemplates all that will be! |
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| Jeff, Dan and John of Peace with just a small number of the very many kids (and young adults) who will benefit from this project. |
We will merely
be providing the means leaving all the building to the locals.
With the best
of intentions, all too often, people volunteer to build a house or
school while locals mostly stand around watching. We believe a community
is best served when as many jobs as possible are provided to them so
they can have the dignity of earning a wage for honest labour.
Our focus
is on a hand up, not a hand out.
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| John of Peace, the Foreman, along with his assistant and Dan, examine the fruits of labour. Everything is done by hand here. The leveling of the land, Gathering and stacking of rocks . No machinery. And the quality of the workmanship is excellent. |
As you can see, the retaining wall is up. Next comes the foundation! Expected completion is summer, 2014!
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