Kassanda Dormitory
Kassanda is a modern school building. Electricity was brought into the building in 2007. A generous donor built the school, church and the dormitory buildings. The school is in session for the kids from town. They were able to purchase 70 metal bunk beds for the dorm. The money ran out and the dorm building has been sitting empty for a year.
This dorm is to be used for at risk children that suffer because of bad treatment from guardians or kids that have no where to go. This dorm is ready to be put to good use when supplied with the following items....
As of August 2007 Price Total
- 70 Mattresses (foam) $27 each $1890 As of Dec 07 (Need 15 more)
- 70 Blankets $25 each $1750
- 70 Hygiene supplies $10 each $ 700
- 70 Cup and plate sets $5 each $ 350
Project total $4690
To donate money for a mattress, blanket or other needed items, please click on the donate button to the left and be sure to send us an email describing what items you want purchased with your donation. kimberly.calhoun@inthefieldministries.org Or make checks out to ITFM and send to PO BOX 899 North Bend, WA 98045. Numbers of what is still needed will be updated monthly. THANKS!
Land purchase (20 acres in Rwenjiri)
Some pictures of the area in Rwenjiri.
This land would have several purposes.
- It would be purchased for Gospel Messengers Church and would be an asset for them.
- We would construct a small building to house temporary volunteer workers and a resident. This building would serve as a farming technique training center. Volunteers would come to work the land and teach Ugandans different farming methods.
- Crops that are raised would be used to feed the children attending GM schools which will improve the children's health and ease the financial burden of feeding so many. Gospel Messengers currently runs 8 schools and provides meals there for thousands of children. Leftover crops would be sold at the market to generate income.
The cost of this property is still unknown. We are trying to locate the pieces that are available and locate the owners. This is a process that involves the Local Council's & Chiefs approval. To donate towards the purchase of this land, please click on the donate button to the left and be sure to write down in an email, kimberly.calhoun@inthefieldministries.org, what you want your money to go towards. Or make checks out to ITFM and send to PO BOX 899 North Bend, WA 98045. Website will be updated monthly. THANKS!
Permanent school buildings
Rwenjiri is in desperate need of classrooms and teachers quarters. The heavy rains there cause constant damage to the mud walls of the temporary buildings.
Rwenjiri has 8 grades now, baby class, middle class, top class and 1st-5th grades. 2 of these classes currently meet in the church building next door, which does not work well as there is no separation between the classes. They would like to add more grades but are unable to at this time do to funding, school room shortages and poor teacher accommodations. Material items are always in short supply but potential students are abundant.
The teachers quarters pictured below are about 8x8 ft rooms with mud walls and floor. These rooms are big enough only for 2 twin mattresses and little else. The rooms are riddled with termites, ants, spiders and other assorted pests. I know because we stayed here. I LOVE MY BUG TENT!!!! (Kimberly) The photo you see below has 4 rooms with doors on each side of the house.
A basic structure out of brick and cement with metal sheet roof costs approximately $10,000 each. This would serve a class of about 50 students. 10 of these rooms will be needed eventually. The teachers need two of these same structures and it would house 4 teachers each.
As of August 2007 Price Total
- 10 school rooms $10,000 each $100,000
- 2 teachers buildings $10,000 each $ 20,000
Total project cost $120,000
To donate towards the construction of these buildings, please click on the donate button to the left and be sure to write down in an email, kimberly.calhoun@inthefieldministries.org, what you want your money to go towards. Or make checks out to ITFM and send to PO BOX 899 North Bend, WA 98045. Website will be updated monthly. THANKS!