Progress on Ometepe August
The satellite school at Tilgue has requested help to repair their electrical system and a sum of $150 about £120 has been sent to help with this and work is currently being undertaken by a local electrician and the help of the parents. We had replaced the light bulbs so that the classrooms were illuminated but unfortunately a severe storm damaged them, so I have requested that a surge protector is now installed to prevent this happening again. I observed when I was in Ometepe, the dangerous state of the infrastructure that children are working in and felt that this is as important to address as the educational equipment. Particularly as we are able to send a lot of equipment boxed up in the containers, albeit that some is second hand. The headteacher Hemer, continues to distribute pens and pencils at the start of term, eking out supplies. Unfortunately we are not obtaining more from the regional Rotary club at present, just through local people's second hand donations. But th