My first meeting today was with the Ministry of Finance. I met with the Deputy Minister to discuss getting relief from the VAT. After discussing our organization and the work we were doing I was told that for our organization … Continue reading
Today was spent mostly in meetings regarding the upcoming construction work we will be doing at the orphanage. My first meeting was with a friend of Irma’s that she has asked to help oversee the construction work for us. He … Continue reading
I spent the whole day at the orphanage in Saguramo. I first met with David, the Director, to get a status update and to discuss the upcoming construction work and how we could minimize the impact to the children. I … Continue reading
I (Kelvin) departed in the evening of the 25th for Tbilisi and arrived the following evening on Jan. 26th. The purpose for the trip was to finalize the contract with the general contractor for the first phase of construction at … Continue reading
On Friday morning (our last day in Georgia) we went to the open air market and Gil gave me a list of things to buy while he went off elsewhere to find other supplies. I was left alone to find … Continue reading
It was not a very productive day for me today. When I woke up this morning, all of the local TV news stations were off the air including CNN. The president declared a state of emergency last night and took … Continue reading
Today was another good day, with us stopping by the open-air market on the way to the orphanage to pick up more supplies. It was an adventure roaming around that place in the pouring rain with hundreds of people trying … Continue reading
On Tuesday we again spent all day at the orphanage. Gil spent the entire day working on the electrical system while I met with five different contractors. I also spent a lot of time asking questions of the orphanage Director … Continue reading
We were picked up at 9:00 am Monday morning and stopped at the open-air market, where you can buy just about any type of construction supplies. It is like a huge open air Home Depot. Gil was in heaven and … Continue reading
On Sunday morning, we were picked up at the hotel by our driver and translator (Paata and Irma) and went directly to the orphanage. We worked there all day assessing the building conditions. We spent most of the day taking … Continue reading
