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27/11ThePhillipinesAFASEldersgroupattheBrisbaneairport.

OuraccommodationinCebu28/11HotelFortuna

Security(24hours)attheHotelandaviewoflocalshops

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Shoppingforsuppliesatthelocalsupermarket.Wewonderedwhyeveryonewaslookingatus?Wewereinthededicatedseniorcitizencheckout!

29/11BreakfastonthewaytoKinatarkanislandwiththeinevitablerice.

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Ourboattotheisland

Allaboard

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Wehavesomedifficultieswiththeboat.Steeringpolebacktotheruddersnappedsooneofourboatmenhadtositoutonthesternandsteer.Enginestartedtobeabittemperamentalsotheotherguyfiddledandnursedthatalongwhichleftmeoperatingthemanualbilgepump.(PVCpipe,bambooandabitofthongforthewasher)

WearriveonthesiteofourHotHouse.Nowherenearasmuchworkdoneasweexpected.

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30/11Theworkbegins.Everythingatthisstageiscarriedinmanuallyfromthebeachwhereitisunloadedoffboatssimilartoours,carrieduphilltothesite.Thisincludeswaterin20lcontainers,sand,gravel,timber,bamboo,blocksandthebestforlast40kgbagsofcement.

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Handmixallconcreteonthegroundandcarrybybuckettothesite.

Vegetationwasclearedfromsitemanuallybymacheteandcoral,whichiseverywhere,isbrokenupandmovedfromsiteagainmanually.

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Wegettoastagewherewecangetavehicleincreasinglyclosertooursite.

1/12Thingsbegintotakeshape.

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Thebamboostrippingbegins.

Homesweethome

Somethingtosettlethedustattheendoftheday

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Ourkitchen.Allthefoodiscookedoverwoodfires.

Weareinvitedtoaparty.

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Cuttinglooseattheparty.

TonyandKatefindababyattheparty.

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2/12Progress.Piersarepouredandsomeoftheposts(Mahogany)arestood.

Waterlevelusedtosetupstringlinesfortheblockstobelaid.

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3/12/16Housingislandstyle

ElectricalRepairStore.

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Theclosestthingtoashopontheisland.

Blockshavebeenlaid,coralhasbeencarriedinbyhandtouseasfillwithChrisdoingalittlewackerpacking.

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4/12BasketBallIslandStyle

Multi-cab.Islandtransport.Tenpeoplebeingcarriedbya1litreSuzuki.

Youmakeyourownfunontheisland.Asmallpieceofpalmtreetiedtofishinglinebeingrunupanddowntheroad.Hewashavingaball.

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7/12BackinCebu.Theviewoutmywindowwithmum,babyandtoddlersleepingrough.

13/12Progresssincewehaveleft.Blocksarebaggedandslabisreadyforconcreting.

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TheintentoftheprogramistobuildtheislandadryingshedtodryMoringa.TheMoringatreehasmultipleusesbutfromacommercialpointofviewitistheleavesthattheyareinterestedinandharvestanddry.Theshedisabletodrytheleafdowntoabout20%watercontentandthenitisbaggedandsenttothemainlandforprocessing.

WevisitiedtheFairTradeprocessingplant.

Theundriedleafiswashedindistilledwater.(Ourleavesarewashedindistilledwaterontheislandbeforedrying)

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Leavesarehungfordrying

Thisistypicallyhowthemoringawouldarrivefromtheisland.Semidriedinbagstobeplacedindryingbasketsforkilndrying.

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Oneofthefinishedproducts

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Otherfinishedproducts

Includingtea.

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Moringaplantbelow.Leavesareusedcommerciallyandasafeedadditive,seedpodsareusedasarethesmallbranchesandroots.