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mary-in-mali: Aint No Party Like a Tongo Party
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010. Aint No Party Like a Tongo Party. The school in Tongo is finally finished, and we had a big party to celebrate. It was also the last time we would go to Tongo, and I must say we went out with a bang. We rented a van to transport all the volunteers in the region, and rode down the bumpy dirt road in good spirits. Mary and kyle make a grand entrance. We spent a good half hour shaking everyone's hands and making our way to our seats. The speech was well received. Hand in the air.
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mary-in-mali: June 2010
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Friday, June 25, 2010. They say you're supposed to measure twice, cut once. Whoever came up with that obviously never worked in Mali. Here it's likely to turn out double: measure 4 times, cut twice. At least that's how it happened at the groundbreaking in Tongo. Once the area was marked, pick axes and shovels sent dirt flying as a team of volunteers from the village got to work digging the foundation. All the construction materials arrived in Tongo. We unloaded the truck and took an inventory:. THE HOT M...
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mary-in-mali: August 2010
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Monday, August 30, 2010. Construction of the school is almost finished! All that's left is to fasten the roof, cement the floors, and paint it! Building the cisterns is still a possibility, depending on what funds we have left over, but they're on hold for the moment. Wednesday, August 4, 2010. The second block of classrooms is rising as fast as the first and the brickwork for both is now finished! The next step is to put on the metal roof and plaster over the walls. More photos of the progress:.
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mary-in-mali: September 2010
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Friday, September 17, 2010. The most recent trip to Tongo gave us the walkin' blues. As we braved the sludge to bring you these photos:. The roof is finished and all the walls have been primed with cement. What remains is to put cement down on the floors and paint the walls. The contractor estimates that the work could be finished in as little as 15 days. We've got 40 days and 40 nights. Left in Mali (yes, we're counting), so we should definitely see it finished. All I can say is: I'm ready.
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mary-in-mali: The Yellow Submarine
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The scope of this project includes six classrooms, six latrines, rainwater collection tanks, and a directional office. The project was funded by many small donations from family and friends as well as the financial and technical assistance of BuildOn. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. 3 Years in Mali. Aint No Party Like a Tongo Party. THE HOT MARBLE by Rosemary B. Althoff. THE HOT MARBLE 2: A SOUL'S TRANSFORMATION. Chapter 1. Sahel-O to my little friend!
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mary-in-mali: January 2010
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010. BuildOn, the group we are working with on the school project, was just featured in a 2 part segment on the Today Show. Learn more about them and what they do stateside:. Monday, January 25, 2010. Dream within a dream. Going from Mali to America and back to Mali, it's hard to decide which feels more like a dream. I got to spend the holidays home with family and friends and had a wonderful time, ate good food, and generally lived it up:. I don't know, how much IS cement?
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mary-in-mali: September 2009
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Monday, September 7, 2009. To honor and OBEY. The Views Represented on this Website Are Expressed as a Private Citizen, and Do Not Necessarily Represent Those of the Peace Corps or the U.S. Government. Just when Mali starts to make progress on equal rights, the president pushes it way back. It's so disheartening! The following information is taken from an article on. The president of Mali has announced that he is not going to sign the country's new family law, instead returning it to parliament for review.
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mary-in-mali: March 2010
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Monday, March 29, 2010. Teach a Man to Fish. Our encounter with Noma disease. Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Tuesday, March 2, 2010. As we wait with bated breath for the school construction to commence, the temperature gets hotter and hotter. It got up to 120 degrees today - hard to believe for those of you still laden with snow! In the meantime, we've been keeping busy with smaller projects. This week we repaired a pump in the school garden in Cinzana that had been broken for nearly 10 years! 3 Years in Mali.
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mary-in-mali: May 2010
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Thursday, May 27, 2010. Just call me the camera killer. This is the scene in Tongo now as we prepare to start the foundation and really get going with construction. Excitement is in the air (along with frequent dust storms - cameras beware! Monday, May 17, 2010. With over 2000 bricks and counting, we've begun preparing for work on the foundation by bring truckloads of sand and gravel to the site. Wednesday, May 12, 2010. Peanut Butter vs. Onions. Brick making has officially begun and is now in full swing!
