By Sabrina Amon | Intern
It has been a great year for Long Way Home here at the Técnico Maya school construction site.
Our organization was named Small Charity of the Year by StayClassy, host of the largest philanthropic awards event in the United States.
We have also made significant strides on the construction site. Most notably, we have built a dry composting latrine out of bamboo and trash bottles, installed a rainwater harvesting system on our patio, and completed our West bodega.
Currently, we are concluding the finish work on the vocational classrooms and assembling a lower retaining wall for the primary school classrooms. The hard work of our Guatemalan construction crew and dedicated volunteers is apparent when you watch the 200 foot long man made ditch on the east side of our property being filled with 15 layers of tightly pounded tires.
As we continue to progress with the building project, the need for sufficient funds persists. By the end of the year, we plan to finish the lower retaining wall, begin construction of the upper retaining wall, and prepare the foundation for the primary school classrooms.
In the ensuing months, we will complete the upper retaining wall and build the primary classrooms.
Thank you for your continued support. Your generosity is helping change the lives of rural Guatemalan children, one bottle of trash at a time.
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