Up! Up! And away…

March 9th at 9pm I will fly out and the mission will begin. As a case study for finishing my diploma at FAUP (Porto Architectural School), I've decided to volunteer and join A4A (Architects for Aid) in one of their humanitarian architecture projects. The projected on which I've been assigned is the construction of the LCCU (Lesotho Children Counseling Unit) centre in Lesotho. The building has been halted and an assessment, survey and new proposal and program will be drawn up in order that the building might finish to be built. Once this is completed a second trip will be organized and I'll be overseeing the building on site. The objective of this blog is to keep record of the work that is being done, both for the benefit of the members of A4A in London, FAUP to whom I'll also be reporting, my own record as well as friends and family that might want to know what I'm up to. Please comment on any post that you have an opinion, as this will undoubtedly help me in the completion of my thesis. Disclaimer: The information displayed on this site has not been previously edited or checked by any A4A staff and I'm the sole responsible for it's contents. A4A or any of the other involved organizations are not to be hold responsible on any account for what is published on this blog.

Friday 15 June 2007

Rocks

Once more I waited for the contractor, and as it was already an hour past our schedule meeting I decided to make my time on site useful and go and help out with the collecting of the stones.

We had got permission yesterday and we are now collecting them in a little part of the countryside just next to the village. It was hard work but, someone had to do it! I was hopping that we could employ more people to help with this! Let’s see…

After an nearly 2 hours of stone throwing and picking I asked Ntate Sello to take me back, and when we arrived not only was the electrician there! But the contractor had been and gone without calling anyone!

But today was more than a little (frustrating) stroll on site (even if I did manage to see that the DPMs were now being properly laid), on my way there I was once again stopped at a road block!

When I had gone to develop the photos, that the guys on site had taken, I was told that a conflict might escalate (still result of the elections!), I hope that it was only an exaggeration but let’s see how it develops!
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