The ZEST Committee has secured a suitable block of land near Vinukonda for a new school building to replace the current rented building (which has no running water or kitchen facilities, and is rat infested). Plans are currently being drawn up for the new school. To date ZEST has received donations of $121,000 towards the $350,000 needed to complete the project and enable the school to move towards self-sufficiency. The new school building will give the poorest children living in the slums of Vinaconda a chance to receive an education and secure a better future.