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More Photos of Construction of the Girls' Hostel Dormitory and Healthcare Buildings
When the girls hostel is completed, 200 girls will have a secure, enclosed building to sleep in rather than the current thatched hut which leaks in the rainy season and is not usable for half the school year. This project also offers employment for the local villagers. The video illustrates how construction moves slowly. Due to a lack of advanced technology, the women must carry bricks on their heads and deliver them to the men who crush the bricks with a hammer. The floor is finished with crushed bricks and cement that is mixed by hand. The photo shows women carrying cement in containers on their head to be hand poured during the construction of the healthcare dispensary buildings. Through the generosity of St. Alphonsus donors, the $60,000.00 construction costs have been donated and construction will be completed for both the girls’ hostel dormitory and the healthcare dispensary buildings by 2012. We are now seeking funds to complete the boy’s hostel.
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New Wells Improves Life for Loyola Students
Through the generosity of the Nothing is Wasted Group, a tube and
bucket wells have been built in 2011 in memory of Father Frank
McGauley, a beloved Jesuit Indian missionary, who died on July 15,
2008, at age 86. The new tube and its tank that provides clean water
for drinking, cooking, cleaning washing clothes and watering the
gardens, etc., has also allowed for indoor plumbing for the
children.
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Festive Loyola School Sports Day
India has a history of festive sports day for its
independence. On January 23, 2011,
Dr. Lizzy Pallan, M.D., a family
practice physician and long-time parishioner visited Father Walter
Kongari, S.J., and represented St. Alphonsus parishioners at the
sports day.
The children marched, raced, and played games with the top team
winning the coveted Fr. Joe Lacey Cup, named after the St. Alphonsus
pastor and former India missionary The ceremonies not only honored
the winners and losers but also their school’s patron St. Ignatius
Loyola!
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Medical Examinations and Medicines Provided for Children and Villagers
During Dr. Pallan’s January 2011 visit she provide physical examinations and medications to the Loyola students and had health camps at four nearby villages.
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