SYI is launching a new campaign and we are calling it Operation Dorm. My little friends at PASK (say hello boys....)
need our help with a significant project. The boys need a new dormitory. There are currently 20 boys at PASK (41 children total), and they sleep in the room pictured below.
Except for the youngest boys, who sleep in a bed with the girls. All of the children sleep 3-4 kids per twin-sized bed. Most of the bunk beds were built out of scrap wood by the headmistress.
The girls dormitory is in good shape. It could use a fresh coat of paint, but there is relatively adequate space for the girls. The dormitory for the boys was originally the kitchen. The boys moved as the orphanage grew. The "kitchen" is now a three-sided structure made of bamboo mats and grass and they cook over open fires.
SYI experienced great success with Operation Dig (the campaign to build the well), and the benefits to PASK are innumerable. The children have clean water for free, and they have put in a vegetable garden. These two alterations have freed up funds for better quality food (meat, tofu, rice) and for new clothes.
With the well under our belts, we want to take on a more ambitious project. Operation Dorm is a campaign to raise $16,000 to build a ~20' X 30' structure pictured below.
Note: WC = bathroom and Dapur = kitchen
PASK has the land necessary to build this structure and Waitabula, Sumba has the necessary supplies and the willing workers to accomplish this project. We are missing the funding. Many fundraisers are actively occurring in areas around willing volunteers. A raffle fundraiser will be underway in a few weeks. A campaign letter is going out by email and US postal mail. Look for it in your inbox and pass it on to your family, friends, colleagues, and acquaintances! There is also an information page about the campaign that you can reach by the link above this post.
Please consider making a donation to help us reach our goal using the paypal button to your right. Also, if you would like to help with an on-going fundraiser, have an idea for a fundraiser, or would like to help in some other way please email me or leave a comment.
SYI can't make this happen without help and support from you. Together, I know we can do anything!
