Plastering is finished and plumbing will be next, after that paint, flooring and tile. The toilets arrived today and the paint is coming.



The rooms have great airflow and stay cool throughout the day because we are planting on the roof.



The walls go up.



We used 4" hollowblock, but the ceiling is precast for strength and durability on an economical scale.



The school rooms need finishing, but the cabinet is going in.



The plans as drawn by the civil engineer.

We have a graywater treatment tank with submerged vegetative beds in our constructed wetlands habitat for the reuse of our water resources.



Our outdoor school area needs a permanent home and we will be building rooms on the lower part of the property.

We started terracing the lower lot and will build as funds become available. The viewplan is looking east on the lower part of the property.



Plans include dorms for mothers in crisis, school rooms, green house, goat house, barn and intern bunk house.



The lower lot before we started was just steep scrub brush slopes.




The loader put in terraces and an irrigation canal. We will have a water catchment and treatment center for our laundry and shower water.

As president of ABSNet, Narcy put on a training for social workers.



Area Based Standards Network helps NGOs get registered and licensed with the DSWD

Agriculture magazine is promoting our up coming seminars in Luzon and Mindanao.



We recently attended an organic food and farmers symposium in the Capitol building. There is growing interest in the techniques we use for inexpensive food production.

Various front shots from the courtyard.



The pavers went in with gravel and sand foundations to promote drainage.



We enjoyed designing the sunflower railing design upstairs.



Next we need to build the school house and dorm complex. We have the plans and building permit and are ready when funds become available.



The view from sea level.

Some overtime on the second floor and playground/yard. We were able to install pavers with bermuda grass so that the children will have a lawn to run on when they go outside for play time.



The pavers went in with gravel and sand foundations to promote drainage.



The front gate has been updated with the sunflower railing design to match the railing upstairs.



The single helix going to the roof deck.



We are still working out a color scheme for the arches, the lime green we tried wasn't a match. It's looking like Barrier Reef is the best color.