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| Second implementation team, including EWB-UC travelers and community members |
After two weeks of construction in Burere, the columns are poured and the bricks are being laid for the two-room school building. Early last week, we removed the formwork from the columns and began laying the ISSBs (Interlocking Stabilized Soil Blocks). By the time of the EWB-UC travel team's departure from the site, the entire first row of bricks had been leveled and mortared. The community in Burere, with the help from our contractor, will be finishing the ISSB walls in the next few weeks. The next implementation phase will include the ring beam followed by the roof implementation.
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| Travel mentor, Richard Elliott, stripping formwork |
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| Columns with the formwork removed |
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| Otiendo and Jim laying the first bricks at the site |
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| Southeast corner of the building with the first brick courses |
I would like to thank Village Life Outreach Project (http://www.villagelifeoutreach.org) for their mentorship (Richard Elliott and Emily Roush Elliott) and their continued partnership on this project.
As we begin the fall semester at UC, we look forward to continuing the progress we made this summer and look to have another successful year. As a reminder, our first general meeting will be this Thursday (8/30) at 6 PM in 3250 CRC.
The EWB-UC team rocks! I am very proud to be a part of the team and excited about the future between Village Life, EWB-UC and the University of Cincinnati. Great job to everyone associated with this project!
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