Hopefully you have been able to follow our progress over the past year and if not, take a few minutes to look through the pictures and re-live the process. I would like to say a special thank you to those who have given financially. Yabus has already changed as EVERY day people bring their produce to market, children go to school, and the clinic sees patients from both sides of the river because of this bridge. Thank you. -Eli Fader
Monday, March 24, 2008
February Bridge Progress
In February, our good friend Phil Greene came to do some preliminary work on the new Yabus Bridge and to experience a taste of our lives here. Below are a few pictures of surveying.
I think this project is amazing! I just stumbled on this blog and what a surprise! And how creative! Lots of people think to offer education, medical attention, food, etc to impovershed areas, but this the service you guys have thought of is even more inventive and beneficial. Hopefully, it will bring out the unity in that community, as well as produce better health, education and more jobs.
Yabus, Sudan and its surrounding area is home to five tribes and 60,000 people. Divided by a river that is impassable for up to six months every year, this bridge will unite the town so that both sides will enjoy access to the clinic, market, and schools all year long.
Technical Specs of the Yabus Bridge
Span: 74 Meters Width: 1.06 Meters Foundation: Concrete Bricks, Stone and Reinforced Concrete Cables: 30mm Galvanized Steel Wire Rope Deck: 4x4 Wood Girders with 2x Wood Decking
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I think this project is amazing! I just stumbled on this blog and what a surprise! And how creative! Lots of people think to offer education, medical attention, food, etc to impovershed areas, but this the service you guys have thought of is even more inventive and beneficial. Hopefully, it will bring out the unity in that community, as well as produce better health, education and more jobs.
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