Sebeta Blind School Ethiopia

Hi, my name is Fergal Mannion and I have recently become a member of a charity Building for Children. We are a group of volunteers, from North East Galway, Roscommon, and Mayo. Since 2006, this group has worked abroad, building and refurbishing children's accommodations in orphanages,hospitals and schools where the conditions were dreadful and in desperate need of attention.

As a group of volunteers, we give our time free of charge and no one receives any salary or monetary benefit for this work, all monies raised go directly to the cost of the project on hand. material s etc. All this work depends on fundraising.

Our current project is in Sebeta blind school, Ethiopia. phase 1, pre-covid 2019, they built a new dormitory from start to finish for 26 blind/visually impaired girls, these girls were renting rooms in unsafe conditions in Sebeta town, They were aged 13 - 17 . They now have the comfort of a new dormitory in the safety of the school compound,

January 2023 Phase 2, involved the renovation of 2 of the 6 existing dormitories, each home to 40 blind/visually impaired children, These dormitories now have two functioning bathrooms with showers, toilets, sinks, new beds, bed linen, doors, lockers, with a fresh coat of paint.

January 2024, Phase 3 I am now a proud volunteer with this amazing group and they are going again, to renovate two more of the existing dormitories, both in dire condition, no working sanitation, no lockers, doors, broken beds, no mattresses, sanitation overflowing to bedroom floors, the stench is appalling. we are also hoping to create a playroom with suitable toys, and a basic first aid room for the students in the school, I am appealing for help with fundraising to continue our work in Sebeta,

Every cent raised goes to the project. Our aim, with your help is to provide a safe comfortable home for the 300 children currently living in Sebeta blind school