Building Brigade - Los Encuentros - Nicaragua

I went with 8 others to Los Encuentros to help build school buildings for the community. We were all taken into different families in the village and treated as Sons and Daughters of the family. [Click on any picture for a larger picture.]
Tomasita: my "Mum".	This is where I was staying.	This was my room but not exclusively!	One of my many Nieces and Nephews.
This was one of my many "Sisters".	More of my many Nieces and Nephews.	The Local.	Inside at the Local.
Laying out for the first classroom we were to build.	Putting in the Footings ("Foundations")	The first course of blocks goes on the Footings.	Steel Fixing - winding bits of wire round bent bits of metal - this is where many of us spent several "happy" working hours every day!
Boys playing	Many hands make light work	Many more hands make even lighter work	Miranda the free Mason!
All that fixed steel is cemented into the walls as Earthquake Proofing	Steel is at floor, ceiling and "half way up" and in each corner.	Enrique was our local forman.	Brian the Brummie, "a good steady worker!"
Brian & Rene	Miranda hand mixing - is there any other way?	A mix well mixed!	Rene
Ready for the roof.	Bird's eye view.	Exterior view 1	Exterior view 1
Starting the roof.	Rene Paints the mural.	He still has time for other work!	...and even allows Miranda to interfere with his shorts!
So they send up in the rainy season . . .	Latrine foundation	Completed latrines 1	Completed latrines 1
Adding the finishing touches	The mural completed.	All the "Mums" standing in front of the mural.	The Brigade in front of the mural.
Bernie - our brigade "responsable".	Schoolgirls dancing	The School Headmaster	The Village Church.
One of my many Nephews.	One of my many Nieces.	Nursery footings - sorry I didn't photo the nursery completed.	View of the site with our first building completed.
View at the end of our stay.