By Sophie Birkett | Charitable Trust manager
Dear supporter,
Fishponds and floorboards were the order of the day for our construction volunteers during July 2013!
The School for the Deaf requested that GVI assist several of its students to build an extra fish pond 5m x 3m. GVI was thrilled to offer this unique experience of working alongside Lao students who have deafness to our 2 British female construction volunteers.
The School for the Deaf in Luang Prabang teaches its students both the standard Secondary School Curriculum and a life skills program. It aims to ensure that its students are both educated and trained in practical skills before they return to their villages at the end of their period of time with the School. The students raise several species of fish which serve as food for them and they hope to eventually be able to sell mature fish as an income earner for the many expenses the school incurs.The second construction project was less glamorous but necessary and long overdue. A skilled volunteer undertook the challenging job of repairing and replacing broken floor boards in the classrooms and administration room of the Primary School for Novices at Wat Mano.
This completed job now means that the Novices’ or Teachers’ feet aren’t in danger of slipping through the holes! Thank you for supporting this project
Many thanks
Sophie Birkett
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