The Rotary Club of Jerrabomberra, and friends, recently traveled to Nuku'alofa, Tonga, to refurbish the Lapaha General Public School. Situated about 25 km from the capital of Tonga, the school has about 280 students and eight teachers and serves the surrounding rural area. The school's, facilities were extremely run down and in drastic need of refurbishment. As part of a matching grant between Rotary International and our club, fifteen volunteers from the Rotary Cub of Jerra', along with other Rotarians and friends from southern NSW and the ACT,  carried out a program of refurbishment works  that enhanced the teaching facilities, upgraded classrooms and toilet facilities, removed  pigeon access points to classroom and storage areas, mended broken drainage and sanitary fittings,  and provided the school with reliable potable water. 

 

To assist the local community even further, additional works were conducted by local contractors in 2012.

 

Further works are now being planned for another visit in 2016. Just another example of Rotary in action.