School made of recycled plastic bottles

So, here is how it went down.

I received an email from my girlfriend with the following link and a subject line of “so effing great”.

I was captured by the video too. I also noticed that the people in the video were from the Philippines, which happened to be where I am. So, I contacted the guy who started the program…

Long story short, Illac Diaz (founder guy) picked me up at a gas station in Manila the next morning at 7am. We headed to another project of his (than the linked video above), building a school of plastic bottles – oh, and along with a crew from Al Jazeera (their story will be aired in the next few days).

Here’s a link to check it out the school. It’s a fabulous idea for many reasons, however creating a space for kids to learn is the most important. I spoke to a council member of a nearby town who is considering building a bottle school – he said that the monthly morgage payment is $50.

To donate, learn more about the Liter of Light program click here – or go out and build your own school.