Getting ready to lower the cement ring into the latrine
Working on the toilet. The brick enclosure for the squat toilet and finishing digging the hole for the septic tanks. The area had previously been used as a dump…
The house at the end of day two. The floor is finished and the framing is almost complete.
The hard part – carefully placing the cement ring where it needs to go
The old lady in what is left of her house. The metal was were removed before we arrived to make it easier to get to the new house
This is the man who will be getting the second house we built. Because we were not scheduled to work on this house I did not get any information or names.
The cooking area. Charcoal burners and a couple of pots
Sean digging the hole for the footings
The posts were put up with some cross bracing and three courses of brick laid which will enclose the base for the floor
The results of the first day of work on this house
The old house with the metal walls removed.
Local kids
Everything is ready for the cement floor to be poured
The village road outside the build site
The sisters house with the build site to the right
The build site. The new house is at the very back
The build site. The new house is at the very back
This is the man who will be getting the second house we built. He worked very hard helping us build his house.
Local kids
The final smoothing of the cement floor
