The Nyumba ya Masambiro library is due some maintenance on its roof. The beams, which have been in place since the centre was first built in 2010 need to be replaced. This work has been delayed by this year’s unprecedented rains.
While the roof is being supported by poles as the staff await the end of rainy season and the work can commence, community members are using the Youth Hall for meetings and staff are entering only to collect books as community members request them.
The new roofing iron sheets have been prepared with roofguard paint to protect them from the weather and the new wooden beams are being brought to NYM from the wood cutters up in the hills above the centre. We eagerly hope for the end of the rainy season so that the essential maintenance can be completed and the Nym library can be reopened for use by the whole community.
Phunzira 