Swaziland Reflections: Social Center Part 19 (DONE!!!!!)

My big project, Finishing the Ward 4 AMICAALL/Nhlangano Town Council Social Center, the PCPP

ITS FINISHED

Peace Corps Partnership Proposal (PCPP) with the Nhlangano Town Council (NTC)

http://swazilandreflections.blogspot.com/2011/01/my-big-project-finishing-ward-4.html

First application draft submitted Feb, 2011
Approved & Funding Begins on PC website May 17th
IT WAS COMPLETELY FUNDED on Sept 8th.
Construction started on Oct 24th.
All exterior construction done by Dec 20th.
Grand Opening Jan 5th, 2012
Round 2 of the Funding arrives in early January.
Interior Only Construction Restarts Jan 16th.
Construction all done Feb 16th (minus a million tiny To Do's)
Project Officially Closed May 4th, 2012

Let the children play, learn & be safe.

As of Aug 25th, 2012, I am no longer a PCV, I am now RPCV (Return Peace Corps Volunteer). This blog is my experience in Swaziland between June of 2010 & Aug of 2012. Enjoy.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Social Center Part 19 (DONE!!!!!)

Not everything done. But the single biggest benchmark of success of the project has been completed.

ALL DOORS & WINDOWS INSTALLED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The building is secure.

And on top of the all of that it got its first coat of paint.

I will let the pictures tell the story:

Done!

The door crew (9 doors in one day)

Dennis the one glass window crew

The painting crew & all of the paint

More Painting

Paint Wars (One of the granddaughters visiting from South Africa was helping, of course how can you have children around painting and not get in a paint war)