Baby Bangka

31/10/2014

The Baby Bangka program has raised 28% of its goal during the first three days of its existence. We have 27 days left to go.

We plan to build 10 boats. I have given Gilbert cash and the go-ahead to build 2 more now then start a third. Oh Boy!

We will name one of them PUMPKIN ad paint it orange and black in honor of its birthday!

Here is the Baby Bangka campaign,
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/baby-bangkas-for-filipino-children/

We build small boats, Philippine Baby Bangkas, for children who come in thousands to our beach.

28/10/2014

Gilbert Nosares is our number one man. A long time boat builder, the foreman of our crew and boatyard organizer, the Baby Bangkas willl be in good hands with Gilbert driving their construction.

20/10/2014

Uploaded a new longer video. One little girl took off in the Baby Bangka and the rest of the children were left clamoring on the beach for her to come back for them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJHxgDK_-Ic

We are building small boats for children, designed as bangkas, Filipino outrigger canoes. Children love them and will play all day on the waters of Matabungk...

12/10/2014

12/10/2014

Here is a very short video of a child playing in the Baby Bangka.

12/10/2014

We have a first video of a young girl playing in the renovated Baby Bangka, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBhunojO_BA

12/10/2014

This is our third prototype of a small bangka made for children.

11/10/2014

Added decking to new Baby Bangka.

10/10/2014

The Renovated Baby Bangka on the Beach at Matabungkay Bay. Photo by Sumiko Kelso. Tomorrow we will take the Baby Bangka to the main beach and shoot pictures and a video with the local children.

10/10/2014

Gilbert continued the framing of the new Baby Bangka while I was on a trip to Manila.

10/10/2014

We are planning to make at least 8 more Baby Bangkas so it seemed that building another prototype was in order.

07/10/2014

Neighborhood baby getting a bath on the path to the beach.