By Jamie Collum | Project Leader
Summer has arrived in Nicaragua and our school year ended a few weeks ago. Just after Christmas we will begin taking on some minor repair works at our local elementary school. This project will include a deep clean, new paint job, desk repair and minor touch ups. Our budget is limited at only $400 USD but we do expect a large turn out of local and foreign volunteers so all the funds will be used for material purchases. This school was first expanded by Waves of Hope in 2012 and later updated with a new roof and new floors in 2016. Every few years we do our best to take on general repair works such as this project to keep the school well maintained.
After the new year we will be starting our high school improvment project as well. This is a larger project and will include two phases to be completed in February and April.
Phase One
The back portion of the school yard is a high traffic area that is dry and dusty in the dry season and muddy in the wet season. The toilets in back are in need of repair and painting, while the main footway area could really use some walkways, planting and repair.
The school restrooms are also in need of repair and maintenance including repainting, replacing broken water pipes from the cistern to the tank and from the tank to the hand-washing area, and replacing the handwashing sink. There is also a need to build stairs at the south west end of the new classrooms building.
Total Estimated Budget for Phase One Project: 80,000 cordoba ($2,462 USD)
Phase Two Service Retreat – Outdoor Plaza / Recess Seating Area
The second phase of the Manzanillo High School improvement project is a proposal to construct an outdoor plaza seating area. As most of the school grounds is open dirt, the majority of the outdoor areas are dusty in dry season and muddy in the wet season. We hope that by constructing an outdoor area using the same blocks as the walkways we will be able to reduce the amount of mud and dirt that is tracked throughout the school and provide an aesthetically appealing area for social congregation, studying and lunch breaks. The trees in this part of the school provide a natural shaded area that is currently not being utilized.
Total Phase 2 Estimated Cost: 110,000 (3,385 USD)
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