What do bottle schools cost?

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At the time of writing (July 2011), the cost of building a two-classroom bottle school in Guatemala is around $12,000. You can find more costs of completed bottle school projects on the [Hug It Forward web site].

There are many different factors which can have a great effect on the final cost of a bottle school project. You should be aware of this when planning the budget for your project, and allow sufficient contingency funds (a minimum of 10%, preferably 20%) to cover unforeseen expenditure due to circumstances beyond your control.

Below are some of the factors which will affect the final cost of a bottle school.

  • COST OF MATERIALS
    • How remote the community is
    • How far from the capital
    • How far from the nearest big city
    • Fuel prices
    • Exchange rate
  • AMOUNT OF LABOR (paid and unpaid)
    • Construction conditions (eg hard ground)
    • Efficiency of workers
    • Complexity of project
  • COST OF LABOR
    • Local labor market conditions
    • Cost of living due to rising prices of corn, gas, etc
  • AMOUNT OF MANAGEMENT REQUIRED
    • Volunteer/community leader requires more support (eg because of limited experience in construction)
    • Issues organizing community
    • If construction type/conditions vary significantly from previous projects
    • Remote location
  • DELAYS
    • Weather/seasonal reasons
    • Political reasons
    • Availability of labor (both skilled and unskilled)
    • Availability of materials
    • Collection of bottles
    • Bureaucratic reasons
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