I just got off the phone with Sister Fidelis who is currently in Pestel (down by the seaside where she can get cell phone reception. There is no cell phone access at her house up in the mountain). There is some very good news to report:
The school benches for the village of Toma Elli have been built! I'm going to plan to visit that village on my next trip. The community donated a bunch of lumbar for the project, reducing the costs! They asked that some of the money go toward building a door for the school to protect the benches (from being 'borrowed'). What a great community! This is also the same village that received some teacher salary support (that arrived in time for Christmas!!). A very eager and committed group of people. These self-sacrificial teachers continue to teach despite receiving very little compensation, and the gift to help them with their salary was a thrill for them!!
I mentioned that Pestel received grant funding to help build a new clinic in Abriko. Well, there's more! The villages received funds to help build a new school in Abriko (see video below), build a road to Desye (see video below), develop a trade school further up in the mountains, install a wall on the island to protect from flooding, a grant to develop animal husbandry, and a few other things.
In financial terms we're talking well over $100,000 worth of grant funding that is going to Pestel!!
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