Plans for the future
The priorities that Kiko and Carmen have identified for future fundraising are as follows;
• Three more cabañas and a library above the existing one for the secondary school students. More and more children are attending Colonia and there needs to be more space for them to study and do their homework.
• Toilet block for the externos (children who don’t live there). Kiko has designed a toilet block to go by the entrance in the shape of a huge caterpillar; this would be one of the first things seen when coming into Colonia.
• The current metal shack to be replaced by a garage for the trufi, and some more rooms to be built above it to accommodate more children
• Caring for more children – although there are 27 children actually living there, there are many more who need help; for example there were often 40 children there for lunch during our visit in August. Many children can’t eat at home as their parents are away working during the day. Obviously if children are hungry when they arrive, then they can’t concentrate on doing their schoolwork.
• Money to pay staff to work at Colonia – they have two staff who were previously volunteers there and are now paid a nominal wage through funding from Mark and Stefanie in Switzerland. They would like to be able to pay more permanent staff to help out there.
• Three more cabañas and a library above the existing one for the secondary school students. More and more children are attending Colonia and there needs to be more space for them to study and do their homework.
• Toilet block for the externos (children who don’t live there). Kiko has designed a toilet block to go by the entrance in the shape of a huge caterpillar; this would be one of the first things seen when coming into Colonia.
• The current metal shack to be replaced by a garage for the trufi, and some more rooms to be built above it to accommodate more children
• Caring for more children – although there are 27 children actually living there, there are many more who need help; for example there were often 40 children there for lunch during our visit in August. Many children can’t eat at home as their parents are away working during the day. Obviously if children are hungry when they arrive, then they can’t concentrate on doing their schoolwork.
• Money to pay staff to work at Colonia – they have two staff who were previously volunteers there and are now paid a nominal wage through funding from Mark and Stefanie in Switzerland. They would like to be able to pay more permanent staff to help out there.
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