Updated May 2011 - NEW PHOTOS and PROGRESS!!!
We now have 7 classrooms completed at New Victory School, that leaves 4 classrooms to be completed, hopefully in 2012. Many thanks again to all of you for your encouragement and continued support.

New Victory school as of January 2011 construction.

New Victory school completed!

Completed interior of 1 of the 7 classrooms now in full operation.

2 10,000 Litre water collector tanks that will be hooked up to evestroughing in the next few weeks.

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Updated June 2009 - NEW PHOTOS and PROGRESS!!!
View the new photos.

New Victory is Primary School that provides quality education for 200+ rural children.

In addition to academics, the students also learn practical farming and cultivation skills by participating in the growing and harvesting of the school fields of corn, beans, bananas etc. which provide a solid meal per day for all the students - much needed sustenance for many of the rural children.

The School is desperately in need of conversion from a termite-infested, open-air wooden ’shell’ to a structurally sound/secure Brick and Plaster building complete with glass windows and doors.

WE ARE CONTINUING TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THIS PROJECT. OUR GOAL IS TO COMPLETE THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE REMAINING 10 ROOMS FROM WOOD INTO BRICK/PLASTER

We spent a total of $4000 USD to complete the transformation of a single school-room into Brick and Plaster. An additional $1000 is needed to convert the floor from dirt to concrete.

The Total amount needed for an entire schoolroom is approx. $5000 USD.

Completed
Labour:  $750 ($50 / day x 15 days) - double ‘normal’ rate
Bricks:  $300
Cement Bricks/ Walls $800
Plaster Walls $400
Hardcore Foundation $50
Lime Stone Agragite $65
Rebar $350
Lake Sand $75
Coil $50
Binding Wire $55
Transport/Shipping $150
Windows & Door $800
Tools for Masons $150
Locks for Windows/Door $50
Misc. - eg. Water for labour $100

Not Completed
Cement for Concrete Floor $800

Total $4945 USD

* The initial effort included 4 separate walls, however, future additions will only need to provide 3 walls as they’ll be sharing one of the exiting walls.

The cost of each subsequent ‘room’ is in turn approx. $4500 USD.