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Heading into 2008


We had another good parents meeting today, in the new building! No major issues this time and the parents are coming around on the "no stick" rule. There is a general feeling of goodwill throughout the community. We are happy to be a small part of their lives.

This month and next we plan to work on finding more professional NGO partners. We are particularly interested in NGOs with expertise in health.

We made our financial plans for 2008 and (exciting!) we are almost ready to offer opportunities for donations to a mini-endowment for the school. This little fund will ensure consistent support for teaching aides and teacher salaries in the decades to come.







For more on our construction, the full list of activities is here.
And our workplan for the construction for the next two months can be found here.

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