I am attaching an email that Lorne received from our contact in Mozambique. As you can see they are dealing with Covid there too but they have been able to proceed with the construction. It is a piece of good news for the new year.
Thank you for sharing the news Lorne.
Greetings
Good to hear from you. From this side we are doing well hope you are too.
The Macambacuine School reopened in November the 2nd and closed for short break of two weeks that is from December 21st to 03 January 2021. The headmistress Mrs. Henriqueta told me that the 2020 school year will be closed on February. On March 2021 will begin a new school year. The school maintenance balance enabled the school to set up new system of washing hands. Also we set up the water tank behind the boys washrooms. Thus, the school was reopened after the inspection from the government authorities.
After placing water tank and testing to see if the water enters, we found that the pump doesn't work. We asked someone who works on pump repair to help us. He told us that some parts of the pump had damaged because it has not been used for a long time due to the closure of the school by Covid-19. After repairing, he charged 7500 Meticais, which with the current exchange corresponds to 110 to 115 USD. So we have a debt of 7,500.00 Meticais. We apologize for not having communicated in advance.
We appreciate for your precious support to Macambacuine school kids. May God continue blessing you.
Find the attached Mambacuine School pictures and the treasurer financial report.
Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year!
Sincerely,
Filipe Macaringue
