This is a school of 85 students that our Rotary group visited while attending a ‘Gift of Sight’ eye camp. The building had no walls and as a result children were often sent home because it became too cold to stay in the classroom. There was no running water and there were no toilets. The families living in this area were moved from their jungle home when a national park was declared a few years earlier. The Rotary Club of Hetauda had plans drawn for a new school – total cost AUD$30,000. Local labour helped reduce the cost significantly. This project was funded by eleven Rotary clubs and Central Coast Rotaract. Four of these clubs received District Grants. Rotary Club of Kingston funded desks and internal fittings for which they received a District Grant. The toilet was funded by Devonport business firm Yaxley Holdings.
