Leach Field It took eight ‘quick’ days to build the leach field thanks to our construction manager, Opo; the Alaska team and an excellent excavator...

Trip Purpose — Gary, Hunter and I will be installing the electrical system in the new Hohidiai Library building.  This is the ‘stated’ purpose of the trip, but as usual the Hohidiai Experience is seldom confined to the stated purpose.  I look forward to seeing what adventures are up ahead.  Our travel dates are November 29 – December 23, 2017.

  Library Module  

By Hendra Pontomudis, Principle of Hohidiai School —  After the conflict in Maluku ended in 2001,  we established a permanent medical presence here in Halmahera. Over 60 children have come into our care through that work. We take into care only the neediest cases. There are other underprivileged children that we support in their families and in their villages in various ways such as their education, food supplements for the malnourished,...

Hohidiai School in the initial stages of construction  —   A caretaker’s residence has been erected as the first building.  The following diagrams show the plans as they are being developed.  A total of 15 buildings are planned. International School              ...

 Hohidiai School  — Architect’s rendering of the new school grounds. Hohidiai School Floor Plan The new Hohidiai International School will be built in modular stages or “Pods”.  This will allow immediate use of portions of the facility while the rest of the building is under construction. Modular Construction – A typical ‘Pod’  A typical pod will consist of two classrooms.  The Partition design may be...

IFC has purchased a portable well drill (LS 200) and has trained seven capable refugees to operate and maintain the equipment. Training local Indonesians increases the effectiveness because they can go into regions that westerners can’t. The wells can be drill relatively inexpensively and by local teams. There are numerous needs for wells in the North Sulawesi and North Maluku provinces. The displaced who are resettling need wells for...