Drew-Lick Keur Sadaro Project Summary

School Garden

• Over 40 trees planted including papaya, lemon, mango, guava, orange, cashew, flamboyant, and shade trees.

• Approximately 70 tomato seedlings planted.

• Bougenvilla and other flowering bushes planted near the edges of the garden.

• Built 2m high wall, 150 m long, surrounding and protecting garden.

• A stone lined path installed.

• Watering and fertilization (sand, ash, manure).

• Garden education.

• Built chicken coop, proceeds of poultry sales to benefit school.

School Repairs

• New waterproof roof for the school directors office.

• Custom gate and partial fence made from re-purposed desks.

• 25+ desks repaired.

• Rebuilt and reinforced cabinet to be computer charging station.

• 3 teacher's desks repaired.

• Classroom window welded and repaired.

School Solar Installation

• Maintenance free fluorescent lighting installed in 4 (of 6) classrooms.

• Three independent maintenance free 50 watt computer charging stations created where 18+ computers can be charged per day. Solar panels are bolted and cemented to director's roof.

• Secure locking cabinet in director's office for computer charging and storage.

Computer Training

• OLPC operating system updates and durability tests on 25 XO laptops.

• FBReader software installed to be used with provided digital French books.

• 6 copies of French OLPC operating manual bound and distributed to teachers.

• Template handout created to help teachers and students navigate the keyboard (30 copies left with the school).

• Six 2-hour computer training sessions for local teachers (8 teachers per session).

• Three teachers trained on solar powered charging station installed in director's office.
  
  

• A deal was made with an American NGO in Thies to host the internet connection for Keur Sadaro. This internet service will hopefully begin in August.
  

• Two 2-hour classes for students (one class of 9 students and one of 23).Training included basic computer functions (using the mouse, keyboard, opening programs, word processing) battery charging and basic maintenance.

Clinic

• Vision tests for school children and teachers.

• Fitted some community members for glasses.

• Many people had their first experience seeing a doctor. Some people just needed reassurance of their good heath.

• Some people were referred to Thies for additional care.

• Infections treated.

• TLC given.

• Boy with abscess tooth tested and treated.

• Girl with very severe vision problems tested and prescription glasses bought.

• Girl with fungal infected feet treated.

• Girl with infected arm treated.

• Records of the overall heath of the village documented.

• Created a cultural map of a nearby village (Keur Demba Kebe).

Clinic Repairs

• Charge controllers relocated for easy reset access.

• Unmaintained batteries replaced with maintenance free batteries.

• One light relocated to outside porch (by request).

• Mouse chewed wires replaced with a plan to poison area around wires.

Locally Contracted Jobs

• Cinder-block garden protection wall constructed (150 m).

• Wood and palm canopy with created for serving school lunches.

• Four classroom floors demolished and resurfaced with a 10 year guarantee.

• Cinder-block chicken coop.

Community Events

• Community planning meetings.

• Distribution of soccer shoes, shirts, socks, and balls.

• Art project for children waiting at the clinic.

• Solar flashlights distributed.

• Awards given to teachers for top 5 students during graduation ceremony.

• 2 student-run girls only soccer clinics (one for younger girls and one for older girls).

• Entertainment provided by our bad dancing skills.

• Village-wide Wrestling tournament, 2 days of lion dance festival for school.