Footpath Project
Goal
● To Increase the safety of footpaths during rainy season and nighttime for the Wide Horizons community.
Objectives
● Construct concrete floor in front of the classroom for Wide Horizons students and staffs fill the cement, sand, iron bar, small stone into the potholes to get a secure and comfortable footpath during one week at the end of November in 2021.
● Repair concrete floor for Wide Horizons community’s slippery stairs and fill the cement, sand, iron bar, small stone into the potholes to get a secure and comfortable footpath during one week at the end of November in 2021.
● Install the one light beside the stair with the iron bar during one week at the end of November in 2021.
● Extend the motorbike ramp space in Wide Horizons community to get a secure and comfortable footpath during one week at the end of November in 2021.
According to the research, the Wide Horizons community was facing problems due to a unsafe footpath. The footpath was uneven and small motorbike ramp leading into the classroom so difficult to take the motorbike in out. In addition, the stairs to the female dorm is slippery after it rains due to poor maintenance and algae and there is no light at the stairs in effect so it is difficult and dangerous to go down them at night time.
To solve these problems, the Wide Horizons community needed to repair the road with reinforced concrete in front of the classroom and extend the motorbike ramp. Finally, the stairs needed to be fixed with cement and light installed and connected to the generator near the stair.
As a result, the stairs are now safe, and the uneven ground will cause fewer injuries. This will benefit the Wide Horizons community as well as the Mon Baptist Church community who can now pass safely and not stumble and fall and then they were able to see clearly at night-time when they passed the stairs. In addition, the students are now able to take in and out the motorbikes easily on the motorbike ramp easier.
Power in Numbers
WH Compound, Mawlamyine
Location
28 WH Students & Staff & 63 Community Members
Beneficiaries
6 Student Organizers
Organizers