Progress: Adventure trip to Brazil with Qatari youths
On Tuesday, work began on digging the foundations for the new building. It is hard work – it is hot and humid. More humid than Qatar even! But the work must be done, so the team is working together in shifts to get through it all.
When they are not digging they have been working out the best way to meet the needs of the local population.
The girls went to speak to one of the teachers from the old, burnt down school and met some of the best and brightest students to find out how they would like the new school to look and what services they hope it will have.
The whole team also got a lesson in carpentry as well from a local craftsman who taught them how to use jungle materials in order to build the school. It turns out some of them have quite a talent for woodwork!
After all they have endured the last few weeks…climbing mountains, sleeping in the jungle, battling insects, cleaning a new space for prayer several times a day, eating very simple food…Aisha, Maqdeem, Mohammed, Tameem, Sami, Leila and Noor say they are relieved to have the clear task of the school to focus on.
The team is going to be getting a visit from a local politician on Friday who is keen to know more about these people who have come such a long way and endured such difficult conditions in order to build them a new school.
He is coming to thank them.
What do you think of their work so far? We definitely would like to appreciate them.
ohhh.... so the other sponsors didn't chicken out... great going!
I thought the project was cancelled already by Vodafone. So, who is the sponsor now?