Paprika!

Today at the UMATU building site, Shabani and the guys are fixing the doors, testing the toilets and applying other finishing touches. After much consultation, we finally settled on the colour for the centre -- paprika! We were trying to match the colour of the building with the colour of Karatu soil, and we think we hit it right on! Next will come the water tanks -- one well above ground and one underground -- necessary to manage Karatu's erratic water supply. We will also be constructing the mandatory security wall around the centre. The kids in the photo find the goings on at the site quite entertaining, and they were really interested in the camera.