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Iambi Hospital 2007 Project Report
April 3, 2007

Projects Completed at Iambi Lutheran Hospital and Nkungi Village
Prepared by Pastor Gary Blumanthal and Don Etzel

Our primary focus was to renovate several Iambi Hospital staff houses, make necessary repairs to some of the hospital buildings and to help with needs in the Nkungi Village and the surrounding area.

The following is a list of the work that was completed on 19 houses most of which were hospital staff houses. (The prep work that had to be done in order to complete most of these projects not outlined).

House A:

Tore off the old roof and replaced it with a new roof
Painted 4 rooms inside and painted the outside of the house
Installed a complete plumbing system - toilet, shower, hand basin and a 1000 liter water tank
Poured a concrete courtyard
Completely rewired the inside of the house and installed 6 light fixtures
Painted 3 interior doors

House B (4-plex):

Room 1: Installed a new toilet and shower
Room 2: No work was done
Room 3: Painted inside, installed a flush toilet and shower, repaired and put a new latch on interior door
Room 4: No work was done
For all the above rooms we cleaned the septic lines, made new chamber overs and installed a 1000 liter water tank.

House 5:

Replaced light fixtures (2) and installed an earth rod
Put light fixtures in the toilet and cookhouse
Poured concrete courtyard
Built a new courtyard roof
Installed a new toilet and shower and hand basin
Installed a water tap in the cookhouse
Painted exterior doors (2)
Painted courtyard wall

House 8:

Replaced light 3 fixtures and switches
Repaired steps

House 9:

Replaced 3 light fixtures and switches.

House 10:

Finished painting the outside of the house
Replaced two light switches and one light fixture
Patched the roof
Painted the inside of the cookhouse

House 11:

Replaced 6 exterior windows
Painted inside (3 rooms) and outside of the house
Fixed door to toilet and installed a latch on the door.
Installed a new toilet and shower
Put a water tap in the cook house
Built a new septic tank and chamber box
Put 6 new light fixtures in the house
Built a court yard wall and
Poured a concrete courtyard
Built a courtyard roof

House 12:

Painted interior (5 rooms) and exterior
Replaced 4 exterior windows
Installed new toilet, shower and added a water tap in the cookhouse
Built a chamber box and put a new septic pipe to septic tank
Painted all exterior doors (3)
Poured a concrete courtyard
Built a courtyard roof
Replaced door latches

House 13:

Painted interior (5 rooms) and exterior of the house
Replaced 5 windows
Installed new toilet, shower and added a water tap in the cook house
Built a new septic tank and chamber box
Installed new light fixtures
Painted exterior doors
Built courtyard wall
Paved concrete courtyard
Built courtyard roof
Built a courtyard sink
Filled dirt around foundation
Installed a new water tank which will supply water to houses 12, 13 and 14

House 14:

Finished painting courtyard wall
Installed 2 exterior security light fixtures
Replaced courtyard roof

House 15:

Painted interior (5 rooms) and exterior of the house
Rewired entire house
Installed 6 new light fixtures including cookhouse and toilet
Installed new flush toilet, shower and added a water tap in the cookhouse
Built a new septic tank and chamber box
Replaced 5 windows
Painted 2 exterior doors
Built new door for toilet
Built courtyard wall
Poured concrete courtyard
Built courtyard roof
Replaced roof on cookhouse and toilet

House 16:

Painted interior (5 rooms) and exterior of the house
Replaced 5 windows
Installed new flush toilet, shower, and added a water tap in the cookhouse
Replaced electrical switches and installed a new light fixturein the sitting room in cookhouse and toilet
Built a courtyard wall
Poured a concrete courtyard
Built a courtyard roof
Built a new septic tank and chamber box
Installed a water tank for houses 15 & 16
Built new door for the toilet
Repainted exterior doors (x2)

House 17:

Painted interior (6 rooms) and exterior of the house
Replaced light switches and fixtures (5)
Installed two new windows
Built a new door and doorframe
Added on 1 new room 14’ X 14’ (included rafters and roof)
Installed a new toilet, shower and added a water tap in the cookhouse
Built a new stand for a water tank which will provide water for houses 17 & 18
Built a courtyard wall
Poured a concrete courtyard
Built an extensive courtyard roof
Painted 4 exterior doors

House 18:

Painted interior (6 rooms) and exterior of the house
Painted interior and exterior of cookhouse
Replaced door and doorframe to toilet
Replaced light fixtures (4)
Built new flush toilet and shower
Patched interior concrete floor
Installed a water tap to cookhouse
Built a new septic tank and chamber box
Built new step in front of house
Painted 3 exterior doors
Built a courtyard wall
Poured a concrete courtyard
Built a courtyard roof

House 20:

Painted 8 interior rooms and exterior of the house
Replaced front door
Repaired back door doorframe and door
Replaced light fixtures and switches
Replaced window screens and 2 glass window panes
Put dirt around the foundation
Built new building for the shower and the toilet
Installed a new toilet, shower and hand basin
Built a new septic tank and two chamber boxes
Built courtyard wall
Poured an extensive concrete courtyard
Built a new courtyard roof
Built 4 new doors
Built shelving for cookhouse

Seven of the above houses will have steel doors installed for the courtyards after our team leaves Iambi.

House 6: (Outside of hospital compound)

Installed new electrical wiring and 3 light fixtures

House 8: (Outside of hospital compound)

Installed new electrical wiring and 2 light fixtures.

Pastor Mgana’s house: (outside of hospital compound)

Completely rewired the interior and exterior and replaced all light fixtures (12) and switches

Widows House:

Installed new electrical wiring and 6 new light fixtures

There were many, many repairs and upgrades made to the above staff houses such as new latches, cement patching inside and out, new hinges and patching of the roofs etc. that are too numerous to mention.

The following is the work we did on the hospital buildings:

Replaced 50 percent of the main water line between houses 11-20
Built 4 steps for walkways and added on to the concrete ramp in front of the administration building.
Put a new roof on the building with the operating and medical rooms and its walkways.
Replaced the roof on the Lab
Replaced the ceiling boards in the Lab (3 rooms)
Painted interior of Lab
Varnished all tables and desks in the Lab
Built a chamber box and a waste water line for the Lab
Re-attached 6 table shelves in operating room and sterilizing room
Replaced main electrical wire from staff houses 12 to 20 and between the guest house and duplex
Cleaned up and reorganized the hospital building supply area
Built a separate room for diesel fuel and oil
Tore down and rebuilt a partially built dorm for student nurses and turned it into a classroom (36’x 36’) which will be used for student nurses in 2009. Only the walls were replaced with concrete blocks. The rafters and roof were left in place. New window frames (10) were installed

Money was left for the crew of national workers to complete one more week of work mainly on the designated houses for the lepers and possibly on House 8, both of which are outside of the hospital compound but owned by the hospital.

African S.M.I.L.E. also has great interest in extending a helping hand to Nkungi Village and the Singida area. Therefore, we have also helped with various needs that would benefit many people in the surrounding communities of Iambi Hospital. This extended help is as follows:

Work has been done to help complete a teacher’s house at Nkungi Primary School. This includes a water line into the courtyard of the Primary School, a water line to the teacher’s house, a 1,000 liter water tank for both the teachers house and primary school, and the building of a septic tank, indoor toilet and kitchen sink for the teacher’s house. Total cost $800
For the Gunda Secondary School we helped to complete one teacher’s house with pluming and furniture. We also purchased text books for the students. Total cost $3,000
Much needed repair work was done on the windmill which supplies water to the hospital and Nkungi Primary School. We replaced worn pipes, gaskets and repaired leaks on the mile and a half long pipeline. Total cost $1,5000
Money has been left with Iambi Hospital to help pay for the medical care of destitute lepers in Nkungi Village as needed. A house dedicated by Iambi Hospital will be repaired for lepers in need of shelter. In partnership with Outreach Africa free food will be distributed on a weekly basis to designated lepers. Total cost $300
Money was given to Sayuni Congregation Mwanga Parish to help them complete their church building with a cement floor, windows and doors. Total cost $1,400

Of the $77,000 given to all the above projects and needs of the communities $70,000 was used to complete the projects at Iambi Hospital and $7,000 was used to help with the needs in the larger communities around Iambi Hospital.

It has been a great joy and blessing for African S.M.I.L.E. to be able to complete the above projects. Thanks be to our gracious Lord for making all this possible. We thank Bishop Sima and his staff for their cooperation and help. We thank Dr. Ngowi and his staff for their over all direction and appreciation for the work completed at Iambi Lutheran Hospital. We are also very grateful for the skills and hard work done by those hired nationals who made the projects become a reality. And we express our gratitude to those who were generous donors for these projects.