Hastings Home for Women with Polio:Our main building project for the week was in the town of Hastings about 20 minutes outside of the capital of Freetown. It is unbelievable how the scenery changes almost immediately upon leaving the city of 2 million people. The mountains in the background and the lush green landscape are breathtaking. It is all of the best that you can imagine Africa to be.
The Hastings ladies have banned together to work cooperatively to make a better life for themselves and their children. Their main source of income is sewing. They have several sewing machines and have gorgeous fabrics that they have made by a process of dying one color at a time – a 5 to 6 week process. The ladies currently live in an L-shaped building with four bedrooms. Our team sent money ahead to have the foundation laid for a matching L-shaped building that will give a horseshoe effect with a courtyard. We were able to raise the walls to a good stopping place and another team which arrived a week later has continued to build. It may be a few months before the house is ready to be occupied, but the ladies are excited and are waiting as patiently as possible (more pictures below).
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