Rumah Kambera ground levelling has moved forward this week with another 30 truckloads of sirtu, the soil and sand mixture we ordered for the new centre in Kawangu, East Sumba. Spreading it took two full days in heat of around 38°C, using a hired Hitachi mini excavator.
This stage was finished today. Around 35–40% of the site has now been levelled. In the photograph, the excavator’s tracks run through the freshly spread material inside the stone boundary walls. The change is clear when we look across this part of the land.
That little machine made such a difference. After working with it, we would love to have one of our own. For now, we are waiting for rain and hoping it will come soon to help the new material settle. Two full days in that heat were a lot of work, but it feels good to see the ground taking shape for the future centre.
4 November 2026 | Alex Wettstein
Externe Links
- Rumah Kambera | Project overview: Fair Future explains the purpose of the future community socio-medical centre and brings together reports on its construction and programmes.
- Rumah Kambera | Project website: The dedicated project website brings together the centre’s plans, site updates, construction journal and transparency information.
- Rumah Kambera | First sirtu deliveries: The 20 October note records the first sirtu deliveries and planned excavator use. Its truckload count is historical, not the current total.
- Fair Future | Building materials: An earlier Quick News describes the working materials document for the future centre, including proposed floors, colours, doors and windows.
- Fair Future | Boundary wall progress: An earlier construction report follows the boundary-wall work and the planned preparation of the north-eastern part of the Rumah Kambera site.
