SECOND GLOBAL BUILD

Here are the ten dynamic members of the team, who have worked for three needy homeowners of the Trivandrum Fuller Center for Housing, India, for seven days now. As these ten partners take leave of the Center and the city, they also leave a good deal of memories for all of us to cherish. As always, we feel somewhat nostalgic when we think of missing them, for they have made their presence felt, especially among our homeowner families, during the last few days. 

  

Another team comprising members from America, Canada and Australia, led by Boots & Ramsay, on a tour of India have visited the homeowners of the TFCH and voluntarily participated in the construction work. The team desirous of doing hard manual job has helped three poor families by joining them in building homes.

Mark Heisey helps install a window

John Wherry mortaring the joints

Mark and John at masonry

Meredith and Jane with sand 

Mark with a 30-kg cement block in hand

The homeowner and his son with Mark and John

The team members in discussion

The team lunch with the chairman and treasurer

FIRST GLOBAL BUILDERS TEAM

The first Global Builders' team comprising scholars of Mercer University led by Dr Chris Grant and co-led by Dr Ann Drake & Dr Ashley Murray visited the Trivandrum Fuller Center for Housing, India from July 17 to August 03, 2012.

The images below depict the various activities undertaken by the team led by Dr Grant and co-led by Dr Drake and Dr Murray since their arrival in Trivandrum, Kerala, India.

The Mercer Team led by Dr Chris Grant on arrival

The TFCH Board welcoming the team on arrival

The team being received with a bouquet

The Orientation by the chairman is in progress

The team watching the Orientation presentation

Dr Chris and Dr Drake with Lawrence and his wife
Dr Drake carrying a heavy cement brick

Removing the earth from the site

The scholars are at work on a house

A joyful ride on an elephant

Playing with the elephant

Some women in Indian attire

Playing in the swimming pool

In the school premises with secretary and joint secretary

Dr Chris Grant cutting his birthday cake

Sarah is cutting her birthday cake

The Mahatma Gandhi memorial at Kanyakumary

Moving towards the Vivekananda Memorial

The whole team with the chairman and his wife

A domestic elephant on the road

A group at the Island Resort portico

Fr Mathew presenting the TFCH birthday gift to Grant

The team making for the Island Resort

A pageant of the classical dance

Bathing the elephant

On the houseboat during cruise

In the swimming pool at the Resort

On the houseboat to begin the cruise

Elephant Ride

The tender coconut drink

The elephant is bathed

Dr Chris and Dr Drake enjoying the boat cruise

Sarah with a baby elephant

The team at an orphange

The team watching the dance performance

A Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly as the guest

 The team at a break during offsite recreation

 Dr Grant is lighting the traditional lamp

 Dr Murray receiving the memento

 Dr Drake receiving the memento

 Dr Grant receiving the memento

 The farewell banner displayed at the meeting

THE FIRST HOMEOWNERS' MEET

A view of the gathering including the Board A homeowner receiving the Christmas gift
The high tea hosted by the vice chair

Another view of the homewonwers and the Board

The Trivandrum Fuller Center for Housing held its first Homeowners Meet on December 20, 2011. All but two of the homeowners attended the meeting which was also called to greet the families on account of the ensuing Christmas. The occasion was joyous as each had received a gift for 100% regular repayment. The Board members had a high tea with the families. The chairman, in his address alluded to the great vision of Millard Fuller and thanked all the homeowners for their presence and participation. He called upon them to continue their cooperation with the Center so that more and more homeless brethren could be sheltered in the days ahead.