As you can see, the classroom building is now taller than Isaac.
The beginnings of the principal's house, which will have a cement floor.
Actually, we’re now in the construction process on three buildings. The originally planned eight-classroom building is now going to be two buildings — one with five classrooms, the other with three classrooms, an office and a library. The third building will be a house for the principal and for guests. The plan calls for other teachers to live in the villages and walk to and from school with the students.
These will be the only buildings on the campus during the initial phase of operation, when the Dougbe River school will be a “commuter school,” able to serve students who live close enough to walk. Essentially, this means the villages of Sayuo, Buway and Whybo. (The 150 acres contributed to the project by the people of Twarbo Region are partly in Buway, partly in Sayuo.)
After these buildings are up, we can work on hiring teachers and opening the school. Another short-term need is a truck, which will facilitate construction and a host of other things, including access to medical care in Zwedru, which is four or five hours away over terrible roads. The orphanage building (separately funded by Mary Hall) and dormitories (for which we need to raise a lot of money) will follow.
Below, more photos of the construction process, and the people of Twarbo Region working to make this school a reality.
