The house from the entry
Bolivian Children’s Mission has just completed the purchase of its first home!
After years of renting we were able to purchase a wonderful country home. Though it’s a country home, and we love the birds, the cows on the road and the gums are so Aussie, we are still only 25 minutes from the city center. This would not have been possible without everyone’s amazing support! A 4000 square meters lot on which to build, run some chickens , and look to providing children with a healthier, more spacious area to live and play. After ten years of renting, it’s a major step for BOLIVIAN CHILDREN'S MISSION and now to modify it to house 30 children.
The house from the entry
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Over the past year we have replaced the leaky roof, added filtration to the pool. Added a tank and pump to allow water to be supplied to the washing machine. Still finishing pathways, security fencing, and a children’s play park Finish converting the garage to a school room and resource centre for the neighborhood. To finish this we need to put power and change the lighting but its coming along. We have put in a football pitch (soccer/basketball court), have the animals penned off and now are producing the first of our vegetables. A sewerage system is being made out of an abandoned well on the property and we will soon be doing our septic field. Add a bbq, outside oven and the garden is a new ball game..
Then for the future other things come to
the fore. Technical training for the older children. Volunteer accommodations, put in a second story and a dozen other small things (some not so small).
A busy time lies ahead of us.
| Some of our garden produce | The egg layers of the future |
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The idea is not to set the world on fire with wonderful eco-agriculture , be the answer to children's' needs in Cochabamba or a lot of other things , but simply to ensure that children we receive have an equal opportunity to those who come from privileged or stable homes.
We also need to be able to provide basic needs so as not to be reliant on donations for everything. Vegetables, eggs, poultry, honey, meat, and such all help to reduce outgoings and that means a better quality of care because we can dedicate monies currently used in purchasing food to other uses.