Building
of Okalawo Village has begun
May has been a tremendously exciting time
for the team in Quelimane. A two week intensive training programme was completed
with fourteen men from Quelimane and Numunya. They were taught how to produce
and build with the interlocking bricks that will be used to construct most of
Okalawo village. During the first week of training nearly 3000 blocks were produced!
Part
of the course involved construction training and use of the interlocking bricks,
which is different to the normal construction methods used in Mozambique. To make
this practical, the first new structure in Okalawo was constructed. The building,
which will ultimately serve as the guardhouse at the entrance to the village,
was completed up to roof level by the trainees.
"This
marks the beginning of the construction of Okalawo village and we are all tremendously
grateful that God is making all of this possible!" - Stephan van der Walt
Please
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here to watch a short video of the building process
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