Our sirtu deliveries have reached 50 truckloads at Casa Kambera, halfway to the 100 we planned. Inside the stone boundary wall, the separate piles show how the site is changing, one delivery at a time.
We are working from 6 AM to 8 PM, with 25 loads arriving each day. If that pace holds, the remaining 50 should take another two days. We will then look at what has been delivered and assess whether we need more sirtu. The quantity still has to match what the ground needs.
After that, we will level the 100 piles to make the surface as flat as possible. Sirtu, a local mixture of sand, gravel and soil, is being used to raise the lower parts of the land. Long days and plenty of work lie ahead here in Kawangu, East Sumba. This is where the future centre will bring care, medicines, training and field support together.
22 October 2026 | Alex Wettstein
Collegamenti esterni
- 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 field note records the first 21 truckloads and explains the purpose of the fill. The current update supersedes that earlier count.
- 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.
