Dean, Shiera, and I got back to Kinshasa about ten days ago and today Dean and I made it out to Kimbondo to check on the progress. As reminder, this is what we saw a month ago:
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| About 800 of the 4,000 needed bricks had been made as of a month ago. |
Madlen had promised quick progress. But wow...In just over a month, the project has gone from $25,000 in the bank and some piles of sand and gravel into this:
Here are the original blueprints:
It don't look so pretty yet. But it is taking shape.
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| One of the bathrooms with plumbing rudiments in place |
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| One of the twelve large windows |
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| Dean and friends in one of the two bedrooms |
Here is a quick video look at the progress. I did kind of a lousy job here; but no cinematographer am I...
I'll provide more details soon, but so far the project appears to be roughly on target in terms of the proposed budget (and we were able to raise a few thousand extra as a cushion). Just as happily, I can report that the proposed completion date is currently looking to be earlier than anticipated--despite recent days associated with the recent political violence in Kinshasa and the usual bevy of obstacles that obstruct development in a place like the D.R.C. Madlen sees a real possibility that the room could be ready for habitation as early as March.
Coming soon--more details about toilets, specifics about the finances, and some photos of some truly magnetic faces.
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