Sherie and I joined AFC staff to revisit the children at Kyanja today. Our mission was to work on art projects with any of the children who were not at Kyanja when we visited last week, photograph them and then start taking pictures of children at their homes with the guardians. Instead, we participated in the children's class groups to learn about children's rights and responsibilities. I joined the group of students age 9-11. The first did some games, exercises and dances, then had a breakfast porridge (picture), followed by their lesson (picture). The teacher asked what rights the children thought they had or wanted and they listed five: (1) education, (2) eat, (3) medical care, and (4) movement. The teacher added additional rights, such as going to church, and then discussed the responsibilities associated with each. After class, we made bracelets with some of the children while others played soccer. For lunch, the children were given rice with meat sauce and steamed bananas.
To get to Kyanja, we road a minibus taxi. It was an adventure to crowd into a minibus and then bounce along the rutted dirt roads. It is not unusual to bounce hard enough to hit your head on the way back up. After returning to Kampala, again via minibus, we went shopping (picture of shopping "mall"). Sherie is going to meet with a Ugandan official later in the week and needed a formal suit and I picked up a couple outfits, too. The last picture is of the inside of the fabric shop where you can buy either ready-made outfits or material to have something made. Either way, tailoring is included and bargaining is expected.
Sherie and I are fortunate. We are staying in a hotel that has wireless service so we are able to keep up with our friends from home. We have been told by a couple energy consultants taying in the hotel that only 10% of Uganda has electrical power. Another gentleman we talked to today say he thinks the figure is more like 50% since many in villages have a generator. Either way, having internet service is a treat here that we take for granted back in the States.
2 comments:
Traveling is so much easier when you have internet access. I am surprised that the connection is good enough for you to upload pictures. It sure makes your updates more informative. I think you have found a new calling - let's find someone whose foundation you can run, and you can just go around the world imparting goodness, and writing volumes about your experiences. When you retire from the foundation, then you can publish the books. Don't forget the idea was mine - we can discuss my cut later!
love - Karen
I think the world needs to see a picture of you in your new clothes. I am hoping for long flowing dresses and bright colors. Matching fabric wrapped around your head would be cool too.
I am thinking about starting a blog to share my life with the world. I could talk about how I hit the snooze alarm a couple of times, roll out of bed and scratch my stomach - you know, the exciting stuff... well, never mind
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