The impounding lake for irrigation of our rice-fields and vegetable farms at the Goducate Training Center in Iloilo has begun to take shape.
This is the first thing that needs to be done on the site so that we can start planting our rice and vegetables. We will need this to feed the first intake of trainees which we hope to have by the last quarter of this year.
It is a race against time because of the coming rainy season which is already due. It will be very difficult for the heavy equipment to enter the site and the fields after the rains come.
The photos show the construction of the impounding lake and the dumping of the excavated earth to the site of the Multi-Purpose Hall.
Loading excavated earth on dump truck
Back-hoe at work
Excavated earth becomes base of Multi-purpose Hall
The beginning of the lake
We are also racing to gravel the roads so that vehicles can come in even during the raining season to bring in the building materials. If sufficient funds are available we can start building the roof of the Multi-Purpose Hall to shelter the building materials from the rain. If the roof is up before the rains then building of the other parts of the MPHall can be done even during the rainy season. Otherwise, we will waste 6 months of time during the rainy season.
Another urgent work which needs to be done is the bringing in of electricity from the highway. Electricity is needed to run some construction equipment.
Also, the gate and fence needs to be installed to protect our crops and building materials.
The remaining parts of the camp can be done later as funds become available.
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I can feel the drive and energy at the project site. Hope is what drives people. Keep pushing!