Proposed Projects

Mega Projects

  • Design and build a totally new sewer system that can take the waist up to higher land where it could be treated and avoid the contamination of the environment.
     

  • Design and set a new electrical wire to connect the generator with all the houses.
     

Agricultural & Farm Projects

  • Reconstruction of 4 cages in the chicken coup, each cage measuring 60 x 30 feet.

  • Reconstruction of the slaughterhouse. The walls and the tables have to be covered with tiles to improve hygiene, installation of stainless steel tables and sinks.

  • Construction of a smokehouse where meat can be smoked in an artisan way, to be sold in the Casa Guatemala shop in Rio Dulce.

  • Construction of an incinerator for burning rubbish and animal parts from the slaughterhouse.

  • Construction of a pier for unloading goods and machinery for the farm as well as food for the animals.

  • Construction of a warehouse for storing the food for the animals. The size of this should be 30 x 60 feet and the ceilings should be 12 feet high.

  • Replace the metal mosquito screens that cover the walls of the greenhouse.

  • Acquisition of a mill to grind the grain for feeding the animals of the farm.

  • Construction of a walkway to facilitate walking around the farm and the area that is being reforested.

  • Three water pumps for the fish ponds and for irrigating the plantations.

  • Acquisition of pig breeders.

  • Acquisition of barbed wire to surround the farm and for creating new courtyards.

 

Living Quarters

TEACHER’S LIVING QUARTERS

  • Installation of the ceiling and replacement of the metal mosquito screens that cover the walls of the house.

  • Painting all of the internal and external walls of the building.

LIVING QUARTERS FOR THE CHILDREN FROM THE SURROUNDING VILLAGES (ALDEAS)

  • Reconstruction of the floor, the windows and the bathroom.

  • Painting all of the internal and external walls of the building.

LIVING QUARTERS FOR THE KITCHEN AND CLEANING STAFF

  • Reconstruction of the floor, roof, walls, windows and the bathroom.

  • Painting all of the internal and external walls of the building.

Playground

  • Reconstruction of the roof of the playground area and the rain gutters

School Buildings

  • Furnish the computer room.

  • Furnish the two classrooms that were recently built.

  • Construction of a bathroom for the kindergarten.

  • Construction of two classrooms for first grade.

  • Repairs to all of the toilets in all of the bathrooms.

Canteen

  • Replacing 8 tables with new ones that have integrated, built-in chairs. Each table will have a capacity of 16 people.
     

  • Construction of a new warehouse for storing the food supplies. This is required to improve hygiene and to keep the rats out.

 

Boys House

  • Painting all of the internal and external walls of the building.

  • Replacing the metal mosquito screens on the windows.

  • Construction of new bunk-beds with built-in wardrobes for the storage of the children’s belongings.

  • Construction of an annex for a laundry area.

 

Laundry

  • Purchase of a industrial washing machine and an industrial dryer.

     

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