By Lydia Bakaki, Founder and Interim Chairperson | Lydia Bakaki, Founder and Interim Chairperson
Asante na Zawadi Narrative Report January 2011
Last time we reported that we had successfully completed the purchase of one acre of land and tree seedlings. We are currently putting up a house. We had expected to put up two bed room houses but we are putting up one due to unexpected purchase costs. Our plan is to settle about 4 women on the new piece of land as we try to send off trespassers from our larger piece of land. Below is the house we are constructing. We are yet to put windows and build a shelter on the bathroom. We shall update on how the women are settling in as soon as that happens.
Challenges
Price increase of construction materials and the proliferation of trespassers on the land have been our major problems this season. Price increase has made it very difficult to stick to one Budget. We have as a result constructed separate units instead of one women’s learning center with five units. By so doing, we hope to get women onto the land as we go along instead of waiting around for the money to be released.
The problem of trespassers is very big. It stopped the women from settling on the larger piece of land. The trespassers-without any color of right started using our land, hence the purchase of a new piece. We have held a few meetings with the squatters and their political leaders. Their argument is that they want to use free land that no one using. We have also not established our boundaries clearly. Others of them are hoping that the president will hear of the issue and ask us not to evict them. This has become a security problem. We have handed the matter over to a lawyer for proper eviction.
Next plan
Our next plan is to:
Please find attached pictures from the construction
Thank you,
Lydia Bakaki
Founder and Interim Chairperson
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