This week, Hway Ka Loke Learning Center and the UPLift Program began work on our first Pig/Compost Project in the Mae Sot area. This project is designed to give migrant schools and families on the Thai/Burmese border more access to income generation opportunities, and to become more self-reliant! (To view the full photo album, click here.)
Work began on Wednesday, when the assistant principal of the school joined Mark and our newest staff member on digging the perimeter of a one-meter deep litter, and doing their best to clear the top layer of soil and grass.
Thursday provided some more progress:
...and then Friday just happened to be a school holiday, which meant that some of the older students interested in agriculture were available to give some assistance!
Work should finish on Saturday, and we can move on to the next step--planning and constructing the walls and roof.
