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.

Monday 3 September 2007

Something was missing…

Today the mountains, which have been our constant background, were gone! It has been so dry and windy in the last couple of days that the air is full of dust and visibility is now no more than a few kilometres.

Unfortunately this was not the only thing that has gone missing. Yesterday I visited the site to check up on the thatcher’s progress, I cannot say that I was surprised that he wasn’t there. I did how ever strange the fact that our watchman was no where to be seen. To be fair he might have been inside the courtyard, as he claims he was, but I somehow doubt it! So how did 5 bags of cement have disappeared?

It is not the biggest theft ever, and Ntate Sello has already reported it to Linakane, but still it is sad and serious that it has started to happen. I hope the watchman takes his responsibilities a little more seriously from now on!

As for the building, all still the same, moving but moving slowly…
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