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| Overview of the columns being poured |
This week the community in Burere and the EWB-UC travel team assembled, leveled, and poured all 19 columns for the two-room Kinigoro Primary School expansion. Earlier in the week travel mentor Richard Elliott worked with the carpenters on site to construct the formwork, while student travelers Jim Moyer and Ben Gentry assisted the community volunteers with the bending and binding of the reinforcement bar. Once all of the rebar cages were assembled and placed on the dowels from the foundation, the forwork was added and leveled, and ready for concrete.
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| Head contractor, Julius, and other community volunteers binding the rebar cages |
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| Richard coordinating the form work construction |
For the last two days, a dedicated concrete team measured, mixed, and poured each of the 19 columns by hand. All together, 5 cubic yards of concrete were used to pour the columns. After taking a well deserved day off today, the community and travel team will begin laying the ISSB blocks this weekend and early next week. Stay tuned for a post next week with the final progress for the second phase of implementation.
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| Jim and community members mixing concrete |
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| Jim running through some on-the-go calculations with Julius on some scrap wood |
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| Otiendo pouring concrete into the column |
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| Ben shortly after vibrating the box by hand to settle the concrete |
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| Ben with future beneficiaries of this project |
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| EWB-UC travel team and community workers in front of the site |
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