There is some progress in construction projects, though at minimum pace.
House/Sickbay
The House/Sickbay painting is about to finish. This implies that it will start working this month end.
Store Room
As illustrated below, the storeroom foundations have been dug and it is expected to help a lot in keeping orphanage property safe and in order.
Storeroom foundations
Older Girls’ Dormitory
The picture bellow depicts the foundations that have been so far dug for the new Older Girls Dormitory.
It is of an importance that when it finishes, older girls can be separated from the young ones to promote privacy and their comfort.
Dormitory foundations
Chicken Run
It has taken a lot of time before doing anything about the chicken run.
Currently a step has been made to try start it up, the bricks shown below have been molded and burned so that they can be used for the same.
The chickens will help supplement the proteins and reduce running costs at a later stage. However, this will be constructed very slowly because more resources will be required.
Burnt bricks
Orphans Back on Campus
Following the holiday that took one month, children are back from holiday and now they can continue enjoying their meals as shown bellow.
Children partaking their meal
Children’s Health Tracking
Since there have been few children who joined the orphanage after the previous HIV/AIDS counseling and testing, there has been no testing as of late to check on children’s health status. Following this, the matron, in conjunction with the hospital, under the knowledge of SOCH directive office, organized yet another HIV/AIDS counseling and testing session. Another test has been done to check on other possible infectious diseases. It is encouraging that no new case has been discovered to have positive results. All who were NOT reactive are still un-reactive including the new orphans.
Children going through counseling:
In conclusion, SOCH remains thankful for the wonderful support it receives from sponsors without any delays. It has really helped the orphanage progress in good order and that the management has never undergone disappointment in the same.