Day 3 September 11 First Day of Project

Today we start the Project. The building of the High School. We get a sleep in this morning to 08.30. This is because it took us 9 Hours to travel from Masai Mari Wildlife Park to Shisasari ( 280km).

We are being accommodated at Anthony's Home.

This is not a typical home. Most homes are a much more simple structure. Most People do not have running water or Electricity, but might possess a mobile Phone . Anthony's Home has one water tap, which does not always function. Water is primarily transported by bucket.

The Mens Quarters. There is 13 of us sleeping in here,so is a little cramped,but ok. The locals clean the Room every day and sweep out the floor. This is how they show hospitality to us.  The first night we are served a hearty meal of beef, Maize (which looks like mashed Potato) and Lentils.

 This is the site shed where the Bricks are stored. There are 15000 bricks required for the Project. The site is about 50 Metres from Anthony's Home. The site shed is about 50 Metres from the actual building site. This means forming a human chain to move the bricks to the building site. This would probably take us 2 weeks to do,but Anthony has organized extra Labor for this task.

The Human Chain used to Transport over 10,000 bricks from the shed to the site approx 30 Metres

Day 1 is spent moving bricks to the site in order to have enough to start the construction. The Machine that makes the bricks does not produce a standard size brick. The length will vary depending on the moisture content of the soil. Length varies from 170mm - 270mm.

The local People have laid the first Row of Bricks. These have been concreted in. All the other rows will simply sit brick upon brick using a track,which interlocks the Bricks. The stability relies upon the weight of the brick and correct placement. Bricks are sorted into stacks according to length and then placed in the appropriate part of the wall. The challenge is to find the correct length brick to complete the Gap at the end.