MAINS SERVIABLES - HELPING HANDS

Getting ready for Mains Serviable, Helping Hands project to clean a bridge.

Sue with some volunteers at the Helping Hands Saturday morning project, at about 8h00.

The project was at a major intersection and open market area. Some of the locals were also cleaning out the gutters which are a common dumping place throughout the city.

Getting the tools, wheelbarrow, rakes, brooms, shovels. We parked in front of the Police Station. Derelict vehicles are collect there after accidents.

The Burgmeister (Mayor of the Commune Ngaliema) came. She had asked that the project begin at 8h00 instead of 10h00 as planned. She had other engagements.

The Mayor was present for the opening shovel full. The police chief is to the right, and Stake President Haboko is cut off to the left.

President Haboko, Mayor, Police Chief.

First shovel full.

Media coverage. There was news coverage that night.

Pedestrian traffic on the bridge was impeded during the work.

Sue greeting a worker.

A street vendor selling home remedies was displaced during the cleaning project.

Volunteers of all ages.

Sue is always in demand for photos.

Our friends Brother and Sister Felix, who is one of our translators for the anglophone humanitarian missionaries.

Heavy traffic on the bridge.

More pictures on demand.

Occasionally I am allowed in a photo.

This is how things are carried.

Loading from the back of a car.

Cleaning the concrete area at the end of the bridge that protects against erosion.

The sign for the district within the commune had fallen long ago into the ditch and blocked water flow. Sand and refuse had collected filling the trench which was cleaned.

Youngsters working too.

Celebrating sign replacement.

Clean trench.

Father and son with Sue. They requested a copy.

Three wheeled motos were used to haul off some of the refuse. Our friend Olivier on the right.

Celebrating at the end of the project.

Police station where we parked.

We returned some of the tools to the Chapel, visible on the left.

The beautiful Chapel.

Later in the day we went to look at art works done by students at the Faculte d'Art. We were greeted by this young member of the church who studies there thanks to PEF funds.

Another student was carving.