Ubuntu Campus' Web Site

Ubuntu Campus is a building exercise at the rural area of Macha Mission, Choma District, Southern Province, Zambia. Buildings are planned for LinkNet, MICS, and Flying Mission. In a large area many houses, infrastructure for water, electricity , transport and communications are planned and being worked on. This site contains insight in planning, ongoing work, tasks at hand, and the like. See developments as they grow!

Building at Macha continues unabated. This is the week report, written on April 3, 2008. On the picture Team 1 plastering on the outside of the Vision Broadcasting House.

The weekly report on progress at MICS House, radio station, and plumbing in general. The picture to this posting shows Mr. Mozes, whom is chief carpenter doing the roofing at Ubuntu.

With over 20 full time staff and 100 contractors, pay day at Ubuntu Building Activities is always a major event!

Despite record breaking havoc wrecking rains during this rainy season, building activities do continue in Macha. There is great demand for infrastructure for Vision Community Center (now to facilitate Vision Radio Macha) and MICS (to house classrooms). Also lodging facilities are critically needed, and much more. Just an impression of activities:

Today, ZMK 97,158,789 was paid by bank-certified cheque to ZESCO for the connection of Ubuntu Campus according to attached pro-forma. These works include the extention of the 11 kV line over about 3 kilometers to Ubuntu Campus and putting up of a step down transformer to three phase 230 volt. Installation works will commence after 12 (twelve) weeks to facilitate materials acquisition and other preparations at ZESCO.

This is the weekly report of Ubuntu Building over week 3 of 2008.

On Monday January 14th 2008 the playroom at Macha Hospital was officially openend. Speeches from Mr. Mhango (Manager of Clinical Care) and Mrs. Jinaina (nurse in charge of pediatric ward) were well received. Gratitude was expressed to Jolanda and Esther (former short term nurses at Macha) who took up the idea of having a playroom and made it come to pass by making funds available. Also the work well done by the builders, the cooperation with nursing staff and hospital management was commented on. Mwaka, Hope and Merel took care of the entertainment and after the ribbon was cut the playroom was opened for the first target group!

This is the weekly report of Ubuntu Building over week 2 of 2008.

This is the weekly report for the building activities at Ubuntu. It spans the period 30 Dec 2007 - 5 Jan 2008.