Since I know many of the people reading this blog were kind enough to donate to MCV and Gracious for desks, I thought I’d give you a little preview of what your money would be doing. The Carpentry (&welding) program at MCV will be using the money to build the two different types of desks above. The wooden desk with a medal frame sits two students. The other desk is medal and sits one student, as well as a storage space for books. The desks are well made, and should last for years to come. The donations will be used to pay for the materials as well as paying the MCV carpenters & welders (all Malawian) who make it. And of course the desks will be used at Gracious Secondary School as well as the Vocational School. The other picture above shows both schools. As you can see, the school is quite large, and so the additional desks (they have a classroom or two full now) will be an expensive and lengthy operation. Everyone here is very grateful to have the funds thanks to your generous donations. I can’t wait to show pictures later in the year when the desks are complete!
Right now I’m still busy learning the syllabuses and preparing lessons for the start of school on Monday. I hope to go for a hike tomorrow with Gerald, maybe even see some wildlife. So far I’ve seen a couple hippos and monkeys while I’ve been out and about.
1 comment:
Since you're teaching English, you might want to spell "metal" correctly in the future. Yes it's true, I can still be a jerk from 5000 miles away. :)
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