Burere School Second Implementation Phase Kicks-off

Second EWB-UC implementation team after the first day of work on site.

Jim Moyer mid stroke.

Travel mentor, Richard Elliott, coordinating column formwork

During the first day on the ground in Tanzania, the EWB-UC travel team (Jim Moyer, Ben Gentry, and Richard Elliott) traveled to Tarime to order materials and purchase new equipment--enough to fill a 7-ton truck!  The order included 50 bags of cement, 40 pieces of reinforcing bar, and nearly 300 pieces of lumber for forms.

On Day 2, the team made it's first trip to the project site in Burere, where we were met by a large group from the community eager to continue construction.  The team broke into groups, cutting the rebar (#3 and #6 bar) by hand, making ISSB's, and putting together the form work for the columns. After a long day under the equatorial sun, we had all the rebar cut and 2 of the 19 column boxes assembled.  Our goal is to completely assemble the corner columns of the building, so we can begin pouring the columns in stages early next week.  We have already made great progress and we are looking forward to completing another successful phase of implementation.

Keep up with the blog in the coming two weeks for updates and pictures as we continue construction in Burere.