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 13 July 2007

Back in Town

15:30 arrived back in Maseru (after a slow stroll through the border, rules have changed in the last week) and rushed straight into a QEII hospital meeting.

It was not possible to decide much, as many members were absent, but al least now all the tyres and tiles are ready to be used and the tools to do it sorted out.

We arrived so late partly thanks to the still ongoing chaos of renting a car. Once again thanks Avis for such a lousy service that I never received!

But also because, last minute, the meeting in Maputo was pushed forward a couple of hours. So by the time we left Maputo (15:00, yesterday) the delay was inevitable.

That meeting however went well and we go got verbal confirmation that it was ok to build on this plot of land (a formal letter will follow next week) and now the guys back in London can start preparing for the next stages.

So all went well and when we arrived back here in Maseru, I was told that progress on site has been good. Can’t wait to go and confirm this tomorrow!
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