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floors, pumps & biogas domes
Sunday, 5 October 2008
 A lot has been happening at Kesho Leo over the past few days: Darren's family & Terry have been racing ahead with the joists for the accommodation block, our biogas system is taking shape...
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the final push
Sunday, 28 September 2008
 We're in the final furlong with the finish-line in sight! So here's how you can help fws get the mamas and kids into Kesho Leo by Christmas 2008… more › |
man united shirt on eBay!
Thursday, 25 September 2008
 Wow! Thanks to Man-U fws are auctioning a signed 2008 Manchester United shirt...
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kickin' it for kesho!
Wednesday, 24 September 2008
 Building is off and racing again. The accommodation block has left the
ground, while the common building is getting the final touches to all
Daz's great work...
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bare for fws
Tuesday, 23 September 2008
Fundraising took on curves last month with the Sydney event 'Bare' for fws.
20
brave women bared all to outfit Kesho Leo Village, posing for life
drawings created by celebrated Sydney artist Adrian Lockhart which
raised over $25,000... more › |
the build team has landed
Monday, 15 September 2008
 fws is honoured to welcome Darren's brothers Daniel & Jason, son Robbie and great mate Terry to Kesho Leo in Tanzania...
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our mamas' big day out
Wednesday, 3 September 2008
All glammed up and ready to hit the
town, our mamas headed up to Arusha today with Kelsey and Fran to
check out what's on offer at the tourist market... more › |
Don's doing it!
Tuesday, 26 August 2008
Our Scotish-come-Australian carpenter
and generally seriously handy handy-man Don has been working away for
the past 3 weeks on our volunteer village. Working with Corky and
our...
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back we go
Tuesday, 5 August 2008
This week, fws environmental engineer, Robert Cork, fws vice president, Kelsey Wilson and fws IT manager, Ben Schwabe jumped aboard jumbos in different states and began the journey back to Kesho Leo children's village...
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celebrating Darren's life
Thursday, 10 July 2008
Darren's spirit and positive outlook on life was celebrated last Thursday (10 July 2008) in a ceremony attended by more than 600 family, friends and supporters.
His parents, and sons gave touching insights into Darren's family life, while his brothers Daniel and Jason played guitar and sang to honor him. Darren's father, Sam Stratti, reflected on Darren's time in Arusha, saying "he found peace in Africa".
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what's with twiga's tally?
Thursday, 3 July 2008
 So, we've reached our first goal of the funds needed for building infrastructure (AU$250,000), now it's time to tackle our next goal for Kesho Leo completion - this will cover fit out and initial operating costs, completing the work that Darren has begun for the community of Sinon.
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in memory of darren stratti
Wednesday, 2 July 2008
 foodwatershelter are extremely saddened by the death of Darren Stratti, our building foreman and friend, who was shot during a burglary in Arusha, Tanzania on Monday 30th June. Darren gave his life bravely to protect those around him. more › |
just the basics...
Tuesday, 24 June 2008
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The Irish
Fairies volunteering with fws finished their base-line testing this week. Visiting
77 houses (sheltering around 530 people) in Kesho Leo’s vicinity, the fairies
found just a few surprising answers to their consensus-style questionnaire around
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clad, she’s clad, you know it!
Tuesday, 17 June 2008
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This week, the
fws building team began to erect the wall cladding for the Kesho Leo early
learning & community education centre. And then they finished cladding! Using
a mix of mruka, eucalyptus and grevillea timber, the Kesho’s wall-floor
combination is breathtakingly beautiful.
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how many sleepers to go?
Tuesday, 10 June 2008
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With the Kesho
Leo timber floors down, fws directed its energy to laying the last of the
concrete sleepers – in the Kesho communal kitchen. Surrounding a huge plinth
(which will house biogas element cookers), the kitchen sleepers offer a
heat-resistant, fire-proof flooring. What’s more, each sleeper is separated
from the next by a few centimetres to allow food scraps to fall through … and
feed the Kesho chickens who wander under the building.
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