maintenance

The Cabaceirian carpenter has some nice jobs because of these projects. First he needs to make aproper desk and box to secure the computer. Also he got started with the more benches and desks for the pre-school. 20 new children need also a proper place to sit.
The local builders have been busy fixing the bathrooms of the orphanage, since the roof had been blown away because of the bad weather. Also the floor of the orphanage needed some maintenance. All have been done the last months and now the building is fit for the orphans, pre-school and computer students to prepare themselfs for the future!

Mattresses

They have arrived! All the way from Tanzania, one trader from Cabaceira got us a good deal for 15 mattresses and last week they finally arrived by boat.
So now 15 of our orphas, don't have to sleep on the floor any more. The ones with the worst conditions, got these first ones. The rest will receive them later this year.
Still many people in Cabaceira, sleep on a mat from grass. With the first money they make, they buy a mattress, and when lucky enough to have more money, a bed is bought. But only for the parents. Most children sleep on a mattress on the floor till they have the ability to make their own money.

At least the orphans now made a start with having a mattress and not just a cloth of a mat. Hopefully later we will have means to provide them with a bed as well...

computer

For the primary school we received a donation to buy a computer for computer lessons. Since the power problems and bad weather in the beginning of the school year, we got some delay in starting with these classes, but now it seems like we are going to be having computernerds in Cabaceira very soon.
We will locate the computer in the orphanage because this building is more secure. First the teachers of the primary school themselfs will get the lessons. This will able them to use the computer for their own administration and letters. Also the adults interested in computers are able to attend these classes, which will be given in the evening.
After this basic training. the students of the 7th grade will start.
When their is enough interst from the adults, we hope to extent the lessons with more computers and maybe even a small internet café.
Who knows! But first things, first: the computer will arrive next month.
Cabaceira is looking forward to get started with it.

Pre - school

The pre-school this year extended with 1 class. The children that started last year, are now continuing at the primary school when they have reached the age of 6, or are learning new things in the 2nd grade of the pre-school. The other class has started with new children in the 1st grade of the pre-school. In total 40 children are now attending the school and we hope to continue the coming years with this amount of children.

students progress

All students including all girls are doing very well at the secondary school! All are attending the classes and like their new life in Mossuril. Regulary the teachers inform us about there progress and attendence and we were very happy to hear that really do their up most to make something of their lifes. Last time we had selected girls, all stopped during the year of even before they started, but luckely this year both girls are keen and seem to be hanging on. We all hope that they keep up the good work!