Building 1: from drawings to material choices
Room-by-room material specifications are being prepared for Building 1, including proposed floors, colours, doors and windows. Some choices remain under review.
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Field Notes
Short, dated updates from the construction of our future socio-medical community centre in Kawangu, East Sumba. Each entry records a concrete step, document or decision.
The last stretch of perimeter wall is under way
3 October 2026: Workers were completing the final side of the Rumah Kambera boundary wall, before the planned levelling of the northeast section.
Read noteA 2,200-watt electricity connection reaches the site
25 September 2026: Electricity was connected to Rumah Kambera, supporting basic site work and providing evening light in the wooden lopo.
Read noteTwo gifts of CHF 19,000 support the future centre
19 September 2026: Two contributions totalling CHF 19,000 helped move site work forward, with much of the centre still unfunded at that date.
Read noteTopographic survey delivered for the Kawangu site
26 August 2026: The Kawangu site survey mapped elevations, contours and drainage, providing measured information for the next construction phase.
Read noteWater found during the first drilling at Rumah Kambera
10 May 2026: The first deep drilling at Rumah Kambera found water after two days of work, an essential step before preparing the permanent centre in Kawangu.
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