Future Projects
Dance Studio Floor and Gate
Working along side with one of our favorite NGO's, Espacio Expresion, we are going to pour a concrete floor for an award winning dance instructor who has been donating her time for the children and adolescents of Pisco. Like many poverty stricken areas throughout the world, there are only a few options for which path to take in life which these children are given. In order to keep these kids off the street and occupy their time, she has taken them in, at no charge, and teaches them the culturally rich and historically important multitude of dance techniques associated with this region of South America. Until now she has been giving instruction on a dirt floor with little security for the children and any costumes/instruments used in their dance practices. Not only will we pour a floor for her and her students, but we are going to build a gate in order to protect the items they have collected over the years.
Victor's Floor
Victor is another man we met in the beginning, working with other concrete teams. We were suppose to have poured his new floor for him few weeks ago, but before we got the chance his mother became terminally ill. He was taking her back and forth between Ica and Lima (which is about a 5 hour journey and is quite expensive) to see doctor after doctor. Now, Victor is back working again in Pisco and has started to save some more money in order to buy his materials, which will hopefully allow us to pour his floor in the next week.
Senora Letti's House
We have done a lot of different jobs for Letti, first of which was pour a concrete floor for her modular house some months ago. Now she has asked us to help pour another floor for her to put a second modular that she owns on. As of right now she is living in an esterra house across the street, taking care of her sister who is battling cancer. After the earthquake, she was given a temporary modular by the government, and has since been able to purchase another, sturdier modular to attach to her existing one. She is then planning on moving her sister out of the esterra house and living in the modular houses for a more sanitary environment. The reason for her not living in them now is that her second modular was set up on her neighbors' property who was not planning on returning to Pisco, but has since changed their mind. In order for her and her sister to move in to the modulars, she needs a second floor of concrete poured, and one of the modular houses moved on to her property.
Another Concrete Floor
Two previous organizations have helped this lady build her house. After the earthquake her family was one of the first to be helped by a volunteer organization. She was living in an esterra house with her entire family, three children, her father, mother, brothers and sisters. A concrete floor was poured for her and she put up a modular house. She then opened a tiny hamburger stand in front and raised enough money to buy another modular house and have another floor poured, with volunteer help. She moved the majority of her family into this second modular and opened a shop in the original modular. Since doing so, she has raised enough money to buy the materials for a third floor to be poured, so that her sister and her family can live in their own modular and off of the dirt. We will be pouring a standard 5x3 meter floor for her as soon as you guys come join us!
Our Second School
There is another small school that we have helped on and off again with tiny jobs, such as installing a water tank, and helping them fix their water purification system so that the children can drink water without their families having to spend the extra money. We also sometimes go down and play with them on Fridays for a few hours, as this is their designated time for physical activities. We have taught them how to play cricket (sort of...), played football, volleyball, and another game the kids like to play being "attack the big people" (that being us). There is a definite attachment between the children and us, and we have been speaking to the owner of the school, Alberto, who is trying to raise funds in order to build a second floor in order for more children to have an opportunity for an education. As soon as the funds are raised, we will begin helping them add to an already lovely school.
