Mpalapande - Phase One Completion
We received a fabulous report today from our Bega Kwa Bega friends in Iringa, Tanzania. The first phase of the Mpalapande Primary School is almost complete! Above, the foundation and walls are well underway. By the end of the week, we expect to have the rim beam and three additional rows of brick atop the walls. We're grateful for the photos and report provided by BKB Program Coordinator Julia Hubbard and for the oversight and assessment provided by our Iringa Diocese officials, Rev. Lusungu Msigwa and construction project manager Amos Mkuye. We just got back about from a quick trip out and back to Mpalapande. We arrived when it was just starting to roast, and yet the laborers were still hard at work. As you can see from the photos, they are just finishing up the bricks for the walls of the 3 classroom building. They plan on completing the rim beam later this week and then a final 3 rows of bricks before beginning framing next week. We a...