Construction

Ko Kaw Htoo our Pandaw II purser came up with the idea to rebuild the shcool of one village close to where they were moored south of Bassein. Schools are essential community centres and repairing these is a small first step towards returning villagers to normality. The Pandaw team have now built six schools up country so have some experience of this. We work with the village elders who supply the labour free whilst we supply the building materials, advice and know how. It works well and schools for 200 kids can be built with top materials for under US$10,000.

School after the cyclone

Temporary classroom under tarpaulins in nearby house

Materials carried down from Mandalay on Pandaw II

New school goes up

Damage to village houses

Ko Kaw Htoo (blue shirt) and his team with village elders