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Bulungula school project update

 

Hello everyone

Just over a year ago, we wrote to most of you appealing for help with building our school here at Bulungula. We got an unbelievably positive response from many, many people, and so we're sending out this email to give an update on what has happened since then.

Our initial appeal was a huge success and the money raised allowed us to employ a full time Project Co-ordinator - Anna Versfeld - who could focus her energy on making this school project a success.

Anna's job was a big one: liaising with the various government structures to ensure they supported the project, providing training for the School Governing Body (made up of mostly illiterate parents), getting land allocated for the new school, finding an architect specialising in "Eco-Building", preparing fund-raising proposals for numerous potential funders, and keeping everyone up-to-date on our blog... amongst many other things.

After a ton of hard work by everyone and some generous donations (both big and small), building began in July last year and as I write to you now, a beautiful school is taking shape! I'm not going to repeat everything that has already been covered in our blog, but if you are interested in seeing some great photo's and reading all the stories of our adventures in building a school in the middle of no where, then please check it out:
http://www.bulungulaincubator.org (which has stories about the school building and many other projects we're currently running)

If you specifically want to see stories about the school building project only, then click here:
http://bulungulaincubator.wordpress.com/category/crisis-school-rehabilitation/

From all of us here at beautiful Bulungula, we'd like to wish you a fantastic 2009 and to remind you that you are welcome, any time, to come visit us here in paradise.

cheers
Dave and the Bulungula crew

P.S. Apologies to anyone who receives this email and doesn't know who or what Bulungula is.... this was sent to everyone in our address book, so it's possible you got this in error.

The Bulungula Incubator
www.bulungulaincubator.org
dave@bulungula.com
(047) 577 8900
+27 47 577 8900 (international)

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