Construction Update
The library construction continues to progress rather quickly. It has gone from four concrete pillars to four brick walls and very soon a second floor. Once the concrete for the second floor is poured then the project takes a one month rest to wait for the cement to dry. Eucalyptus branches are cut and fashioned into support mechanisms under the second floor to hold its weight. The pictures below are in order of project progression. Carlye is in one of the photos with Limbania, I can’t remember the girl in yellow although I read with her almost every day, and David.
The other photos that don’t appear to be real exciting and even a bit confusing are actually just the opposite. They are of the upstairs ceiling. The funds to complete the attic space by plastering the roof and building partitioning walls was sponsored by a group of chiropractors that have been giving generously to Colonia almost twice a year on two week trips to Bolivia. These great people have also given the final third of the money toward the completion of the library that Charity Bolivia supporters have been financing.
In other construction news a group of Dutch donators have given money for the purchase and installation of solar panels atop the house. These panels will supply enough electricity to run the lights in all of the study cabins and decrease the costs of the monthly electricity bill which ranges into the $30 US per month, extraordinarily high for the area. And another group of Swiss donators are working on supplying the funds for the completion of the “sky” study cabin which has been on hold for a long time due to lack of funds. This is the concrete skeleton you see in the photos of the library.
So lots of exciting stuff is happening at Colonia. It seems as though daily the place changes in appearance. While the face and material makeup of Colonia changes almost daily the heart of the place, the true foundation, continues to grow and change as well. Love, support, mentoring, and leadership continue to be the building blocks that Colonia Ecologica is based on.
To see larger photos of Colonia you can click here.
The other photos that don’t appear to be real exciting and even a bit confusing are actually just the opposite. They are of the upstairs ceiling. The funds to complete the attic space by plastering the roof and building partitioning walls was sponsored by a group of chiropractors that have been giving generously to Colonia almost twice a year on two week trips to Bolivia. These great people have also given the final third of the money toward the completion of the library that Charity Bolivia supporters have been financing.
In other construction news a group of Dutch donators have given money for the purchase and installation of solar panels atop the house. These panels will supply enough electricity to run the lights in all of the study cabins and decrease the costs of the monthly electricity bill which ranges into the $30 US per month, extraordinarily high for the area. And another group of Swiss donators are working on supplying the funds for the completion of the “sky” study cabin which has been on hold for a long time due to lack of funds. This is the concrete skeleton you see in the photos of the library.
So lots of exciting stuff is happening at Colonia. It seems as though daily the place changes in appearance. While the face and material makeup of Colonia changes almost daily the heart of the place, the true foundation, continues to grow and change as well. Love, support, mentoring, and leadership continue to be the building blocks that Colonia Ecologica is based on.
To see larger photos of Colonia you can click here.
2 Comments:
Wow!! This is so wonderful, all the work being done to help others.
I pray everything goes well, and look forward to reading an update about things.
Take care,
Farhana
Great site, I am bookmarking it!Keep it up!
With the best regards!
Frank
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