THE IGHIEL SCHOOL

IGHIEL IS APPROXIMATELY 5 KILOMETRES FURTHER UP THE MOUNTAIN THAN IGHIU. THERE WERE NO TOILET FACILITIES IN THE SCHOOL AND LIKE IGHIU SCHOOL THERE WAS A SHED LIKE BUILDING IN THE YARD THAT HAD HOLES IN THE GROUND FOR THE USE OF BOTH TEACHERS AND CHILDREN. THIS SCHOOL ALSO WAS WITHOUT A WATER SUPPLY.

A WELL WAS DUG AND AS THERE WAS VERY LITTLE ROOM WE COULD NOT INSTALL STORAGE TANKS SO A DIFFERENT TYPE OF PUMP THAT PRESSURISED THE SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED. A SEPTIC TANK WAS DUG FOR THE SAFE DISPOSAL OF THE EFFLUENT. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE ROOM IN THE SCHOOL TO INSTALL LAVATORIES, SO WE BUILT ONE INTO A WOODSHED IN THE YARD. WALLS AND A CEILING WERE BUILT AND PLASTERED AND A CONCRETE FLOOR LAID ALL INSULATED AGAINST THE COLD. WE BUILT SEPARATE TOILET CUBICLES FOR THE GIRLS AND THE BOYS ALSO HAD A URINAL INSTALLED TO SAVE WATER, BOTH ALSO HAD WASHING FACILITIES.

WATER WAS RUN TO A LABORATORY IN THE SCHOOL,

THE KINDERGARTEN AND THE STAFF OFFICE. DRAINAGE WAS LAID TO TAKE AWAY RAINWATER AND FLOODWATER FROM A BASEMENT, THIS WAS IMPORTANT AS THE CHILDREN HAD NOWHERE TO PLAY IN THE WINTER APART FROM THIS BASEMENT AND IT REGULARLY FLOODED. A COMPUTER HAS BEEN DONATED TO THE SCHOOL. WORK HERE IS ONGOING.