Projects

Update, a roof on the house.

Meanwhile, hard work has been done on the house in the village, ''UKULU'' in Isiala Mbano LGA, Imo State.

The concrete for the roof structure has been poured and cured. We bought wood and the carpenters started working on building the roof. (See photos)

Of course, we've been busy too. While the carpenters were busy with the roof construction we made contacts with manufacturers for the roof panels. We wanted to close the roof as soon as possible. As mentioned earlier, it is quite a challenge to arrange and organize all this from the Netherlands. Fortunately, we are well supported by the family of Joy. They makes sure that we are well informed of the progress of the construction and visits the markets and factories for us. They also send us as many pictures and videos as possible.

We managed to negotiate a good price for the roofing sheets and to buy them. We are now proud to tell (and show) that the roof is completely closed.

On to the next step!

Hereby an update on the fundraiser.

We are completely surprised by the large number of goods we received, we never expected this...

An enormous amount of clothes, shoes, pots, pans, cutlery, plates, toys, etc... too much to mention.

Meanwhile, all the goods have been packed. This was a huge job. Fortunately, many people were willing to help. In the end, 5 large boxes were packed.

At this moment all goods are ready at the harbor. The boat is expected to leave early next week. In about 6 - 8 weeks we expect to have the goods in the village.

As soon as the goods arrive and are distributed, an extensive photo report will be made. This will of course be shared with you on our website.

A look at the village,

To give you an idea of the village ‘’UKULU’’ in Isiala Mbano LGA, Imo State, here are some pictures.

At this moment we are working hard to prepare and send the first shipment. As soon as the goods arrive and are distributed a photo report will be made. This report will of course be published on our site.

We have recently started 2 projects and would like to ask for your help.

The first project is a fundraising campaign of used/new items (www.joyedwin.com/projects). This campaign has raised so many items so far, that's just fantastic! Thank you so much to everyone who has contributed! The amount of items is (much) more than we hoped for (which is very nice) but the cost of shipping is therefore higher.

A short note about the fundraiser:

Joy's family lives in Imo State, Nigeria. Although Nigeria is a very rich country (due to oil among other things), the difference between rich and poor is very big. In poor areas, there is a great need for all kinds of consumer items. For example clothing, shoes, jackets, bedding, toys, kitchenware.

The plan is to send the collected items directly to Joy's mother. There she will personally make sure that each item gets a good destination. In this way, we can make a lot of people/family happy and we know for sure that all the items will be used in a good way.

Dear All,

We have started a fundraising campaign of used/new items for Africa and want to ask for your help.

Joy's family lives in a small (poor) village in Isiala-Mbano LGA in Imo State, Nigeria. Although Nigeria is rich in crude oil, the difference between rich and poor is very big. In poor areas, there is a great need for all kinds of items. For example electricity, food, water, clothing, e.g. shoes, jackets, bedding, toys, kitchenware, etc.