After the school visit described in the previous blog, the team packed up and rolled out of our bridge build accommodation and be…
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Team Nkegete
Once again, Balfour Beatty & Mott MacDonald have teamed up with Bridges to Prosperity. Now to build the Nkegete trailbridge in Rwanda to help over 1400 people. For the residents who live near the future Nkegete trailbridge location, the Gasayo River is synonymous with missed opportunity. During the rainy season, life can be cruel to the local communities who rely on crossing the river to reach an array of critical resources. The river will stay flooded and pose great danger to anyone who may attempt crossing it. During these times, the river becomes dangerous, and often deadly, to attempt crossing. The people in the communities have some of their businesses and work disrupted as they wait for the water levels to recede so that they can cross since there isn't any safe crossing. Most people turn back during the rainy season and don't even attempt, or let their children attempt, to cross. As a result, children don't attend school, located on the other side of the river. Other resources the communities become cut off from include the health center and markets. The Nkegete Suspended Bridge will provide safe, year-round access for the surrounding communities, providing access to opportunity to empower the communities out of poverty. With your help and donations, big or small, we will ensure to have a successful project! Follow us along and be rewarded with the smiles on the faces of a community that will have their lives changed :)
A Proper Schooling (Day 10)
As the two safari trucks pulled through the school gates, we were greeted by an animated scene of running, skipping, and jumping …
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Mission Accomplished! (Day 9)
The bridge is complete, we made it! We constructed the 77m-long Nkegete suspended bridge and now we can celebrate in a proper Kin…
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Pointing to the Finish Line (Day 8)
“I’m very very happy”. Those words came from a local child among a huge group escorting us on the trek from site to our transpor…
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Side to Side (Day 7)
Today marked the first time the whole team was able to walk across the entire length of the new Nkegete trailbridge! Decking is i…
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It’s been a ‘NUTS’ day! (Day 6)
What a crazy day it's been! Team Nkegete are on Day 6 of our awesome 77m suspended bridge project in Rwanda, and things are g…
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All Hands on Deck! (Day 5)
Being in Rwanda for International Women in Engineering Day is an extra treat for this build, so I'm super excited to have the…
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We always swing when we're winning........ (Day 4)
After a tough day yesterday where i spent a good few hours in the "smallest tent on site"...... today was always going …
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We Nailed It! (Day 3)
A commute of energetic dancing, motivated singing and beaming camaraderie; we’ve scored a hattrick this Wednesday, with another s…
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Back to the Grind! (Day 2)
Lessons Learnt in Rwanda: Lesson 1 - Building Bridges Beyond Construction Today was our second day of work in Rwanda, and we sta…
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Carry on Clamping! (Day 1)
As the sun rose, our team eagerly arrived at the Nkegete Bridge construction site, where we were greeted by the enthusiastic Rwan…
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Putting Theory into Practice
The last few months of hard work and preparation have gone fast, and later today we’ll be hauling our (generously donated) kit-fi…
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The Right Tool For The Job
6 days to go and Team Nkegete is frantically preparing the last things we need to do before we fly next Friday. We have put a l…
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Nearly there…
Somehow, we only have just over two weeks to go before we pack our bags, lug them down to Heathrow and hop on a plane to embark o…
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