The Compound
Overview
The main building is set well back from the front gates and there a couple of round African shelters with chairs and tables set in the front where guests can enjoy a cold drink and have their lunch served. A large covered area has recently been completed and there is a TV, pool table, darts and seating areas
There are four bandas of different designs down the left-hand side of the compound with two toilets just to the rear. Another four bedrooms are at the rear of the main house and the kitchen is across to the right hand side.
Behind this is a large hall that is used by the local community for meetings, trainings, seminars and the occasional party. We have over 100 plastic chairs and a few tables. The roof is constructed of iron sheets and the walls are papyrus matting. Eventually we hope to brick the walls up at least to half-way.
Further down are three new individual houses, making this a very quiet area for guests, especially backpackers and volunteers . On the left hand side of the compound, past the bandas is the large craft centre/workshop that we are trying to raise enough money to get completed (April 2009 - about £2,000 is still needed)
Banana plantations flank either side of the compound and hills are seen rising above both sides of the valley a few hundred metres away from the lodge behind the villages.
The Nursery School is a short walk through the plantation on an adjoining compound, and it is here that we can offer guests an area to camp if they wish to be away from the main complex. We are currently striving to complete a septic tank and new toilet/shower block.
We have put in the foundations for additional classrooms for older children – particularly orphans and others who may need to board.