Lots of Progress!

Sorry for the delay in blogging! We have made good progress despite some minor illnesses and injuries. Noam and Valerie had colds but are feeling much better and Marisa (me) sprained her ankle but it is also much better. Everyone is enjoying the weather and food in Ddegeya.

We are replacing the existing wooden lids with concrete lids and currently most of the formwork, wood to support the concrete, is complete. Many of our team members are now experts with saws. We also worked with the community to clean the tanks before we pour the new lids. Most people were eager to clean out their tanks. A few tanks had lizards but most of the contamination was dirt. Hopefully the concrete lids will be more secure.

We've also began work to fix some of the gutters that were placed in the wrong direction. Removing the existing gutters is a lot of work because they are nailed in tightly. Undoing the work from last year has been tough so far since everything is built so solidly. We've also put the new pumps together but the small screws went missing so we need to buy more. Scott, Leone and I are in Masaka today to pick up some more materials. Now that everyone is healthy construction should proceed smoothly.