Project architect Knut Jauer and an Asociación Nuestros Ahijados on the homeless shelter's construction site.
Construction on this 1st Phase was made possible with the following donations:
Anonymous Major Benefactor from Pennsylvania
Asociación Nuestros Ahijados
Church of the Reconciliation
Ernesto and Patrick Atkinson
Fundación Los Niños
Knut Jauer and Earle McMaster
Municipality of Antigua/Faith in Practice
Rotary Club, Kamloops, Canada
Scouting Association of Switzerland
Richard and Susan Schmaltz
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Major milestones that have been accomplished on the construction of the Santa Madre Homeless Shelter:
1) Obtained a 25-year “uso fruto” of a large section of municipal land behind Antigua’s public marketplace
2) Connected this construction site to potable water, electrical connection, and sewage drain connection
3) Conducted significant international research to determine the best physical attributes of a homeless shelter, and blended these attributes to match historical Antigua Guatemala’s very stringent building codes
4) Developed the master, major, and infrastructural architectural designs for this homeless shelter
5) Completed the major construction on the Phase 1 portion of the homeless shelter, as seen in the following photographs
6) The “Asociación Albergue Antigüeño” has been legally incorporated as a separate non-profit, non-political and ecumenical charity
The guidance of the social impact, municipal politics and legal processes were directed by board member Patrick Atkinson.
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Exterior of the homeless shelter
March 19, 2004
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Exterior landscaping around the homeless shelter
March 19, 2004
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Exterior landscaping around the homeless shelter
March 19, 2004
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Main door into homeless shelter
March 19, 2004
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Mens and teenage boys dormitory
March 19, 2004
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Women and children dormitory
March 19, 2004
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Supervisory station between dorms
Martch 19, 2004
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Womens' side shower stalls
March 19, 2004
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Mens' side sinks
March 19, 2004
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