April 17: Breaking Walls to Let the Sunshine In

Usual first thing first...we still need +/-$6,000 to complete the Foyer House at Kimbondo Orphanage Renovation.  

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So far:

• New bedrooms built?  Check.
• Bathrooms in new building? Check.
• Paved the parasite-yielded dirt walkway? Check.
• Remodeled the dining room and hallways? Check.
• Constructed a laundry room and a storage room? Check.
• Funded lofts and a major renovation of one of the two old bedrooms?  Check?
• Finished the old bedroom renovation and loft?  Working on it.
• Funding for second bedroom renovation and lofts?  Still not funded.
• Industrial strength washing machine.  Still not funded.

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As for the bedroom renovation, Madlen has the funds and is overseeing the following:

• the installation of lofts, since ~20 kids are sharing each room
• new floors and walls
• installing huge air- and light-producing windows.

We'll update photos as the work develops. But I just received this incredibly cool slow-mo assault on the dingy old walls and a photo of the new windows that were just installed.  I don't think it takes a lot of imagination to picture the difference this will make when the work is completed.  And again--we hope to be able to do this with both bedrooms.

And the new windows...feel the light and smell the breeze!