The Short Term and the Long Term

The bulk of our running cost is generated by doing IT work for our clients, and we are currently in the process of doing some projects to ensure the continuity of the computer centre, the library and the nursery school through the end of next year (2009).

As the short term future is being tackled, we are also thinking about the longer term. One thing that is becoming clear is that it would be ideal to secure some premises that can host the various activities - for the longer term.

Currently the library and the computer centre are hosted in a community building that was originally built to house coffee (the main cash crop of the area), and the nursery school in a private house.

Well, this doesn't bode well for longer term planning or for expansion of the services offered, especially as the coffee cooperatives, once defunct, are now regrouping.

So, what to do? One of the options is to build. Perhaps the only option, as we can't yet think of another one. But, is that even a realistic option? It would blow our current lean and mean budget that smells of sustainability. And are we even capable of taking on this challenge?

Perhaps we won't really know until we try it. In any case, these are some of the thoughts that are circling in our heads these days.