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.

Thursday, 21 June 2007

Just another day…

I finally managed to meet with TED-Biogas. Yes finally because all the other times we met not much happened as a consequence… But today I managed to make them understand that we really need to start with their work next week.

They showed me their building program and it would take then, according to it, 44 days to complete their project. As we only have around 50 days till the 12th of August dead line I really needed to let them know how important it is for them to start! I think they’ve understood it and hopefully are willing to really commit to it!

But I had to squeeze this meeting in between 2 visits to the police to report that someone drove into the car (when it was parked) and then ran away! Annoying especially because it happened just yesterday before we where getting a new car!

But I then had another victory, although a slightly frustrating one, I finally managed to get hold of the roof (thatch) specialists. Frustrating because if I had got it yesterday I needn’t have to go tomorrow to Bloemfontein of course…

But as it didn’t happen tomorrow I will have to go and collect 4 more stamps for my passport!
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