More on the windmills…

Goedendag!

Just couldn’t resist the Dutch reference. With the work on the windmill foundation going on with full force, the influence was bound to happen!

Here’s another good thing happening as a result of this windmill exercise. Our students, volunteers and workers have become pros in digging holes in the earth.… READ MORE...

So happy that we cannot ‘Containerselves’!

Today, two new containers arrived at the site.  These containers are not only bigger (40 feet) but better and heavier. So heavy that we needed not one but two cranes to lift them out of the trucks. Loaded with construction wood, the containers made placing them down on the ground a real task.… READ MORE...

Help thy neighbor!

The good part about working with recycling and reusing material is that you are never short on resources. In fact, most of the time you will find yourself being gifted with what you need, because fortunately or unfortunately, everyone is always looking to get rid of stuff.… READ MORE...

Block Party

It’s time for some news about the project with few days of delay due to internet problems.

In addition to the drawing, calculating and all those things that must be done to build a house, the team has managed to experiment on a new kind of wall.… READ MORE...

The Reluctant buyer!

He had barely landed in Chennai at 3 AM that he checked his emails. It is then that he learned that he had been summoned to go buy three shipping containers.

So instead of going home, he spent the entire day locating good quality used containers for building the temporary volunteer camp.… READ MORE...