Wander My World With Me, Vol. 1 - Liberia 2016 by Phillip Martin
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Proceeds from the sale from Wander My World With Me, Volume 1, will help the community build classrooms, improve the elementary school and supply the students of Tugbakwen.
The people of Tugbaken live their lives without so many things that Americans take for granted. For starters, they have no electricity. Just imagine the things that would be eliminated from your life! No television. No computer. No refrigerator. No microwave. No dishwasher. No washing machine. It's a very long list. All homes were built from adobe mud blocks and had thatch for roofs. The villagers didn't own much, but I found them to be some of the most welcoming people I've ever met in my travels.
Tugbaken shares an elementary school with the neighboring village, Parken, which is a three-minute walk away. The school has no government support. There are no NGOs that assist the school. The buildings are constructed by adobe bricks and have zinc rooftops.
You might think their list of needs would be huge. But when I asked Daniel Copeland, teacher and principal, what the community needed, he mentioned two things. The village needs help to expand the school which the teachers themselves built and they need access to a clinic.
They would like to expand with three more classrooms for a junior high facility. There is the possibility of teaching volunteers through UNICEF but they would need to construct three houses for these teachers and original classrooms eventually need to be replaced.
The people of Tugbaken live their lives without so many things that Americans take for granted. For starters, they have no electricity. Just imagine the things that would be eliminated from your life! No television. No computer. No refrigerator. No microwave. No dishwasher. No washing machine. It's a very long list. All homes were built from adobe mud blocks and had thatch for roofs. The villagers didn't own much, but I found them to be some of the most welcoming people I've ever met in my travels.
Tugbaken shares an elementary school with the neighboring village, Parken, which is a three-minute walk away. The school has no government support. There are no NGOs that assist the school. The buildings are constructed by adobe bricks and have zinc rooftops.
You might think their list of needs would be huge. But when I asked Daniel Copeland, teacher and principal, what the community needed, he mentioned two things. The village needs help to expand the school which the teachers themselves built and they need access to a clinic.
They would like to expand with three more classrooms for a junior high facility. There is the possibility of teaching volunteers through UNICEF but they would need to construct three houses for these teachers and original classrooms eventually need to be replaced.
- Help Build an African School
They would like to expand with three more classrooms for a junior high facility. There is the possibility of teaching volunteers through UNICEF but they would need to construct three houses for these teachers. And, original classrooms eventually need to be replaced. (Funds needed for each classroom & Supplies is $2,500) - Help with Medical Supplies and the Clinic
There are five or six villages in the Deabo Region. Tugbaken is the closest one to the main road. None of the villages have a clinic. Medication is limited. Help with a clinic is needed. - Plus You Could Help Provide Light for the School
Surprisingly, one small piece of technology is used throughout the village. Very small solar panels generate light in homes at night. It was not requested, but I'd like to see large solar panels at the school to light the very dark classrooms.