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And We Are Off!
There has been an article about our work in a Vancouver local paper with an appeal for stickers to use as rewards and incentives. The best stickers have little or no English and are small so you get more stickers … Continue reading
July 28, 2013 There will be a couple of travel posts to follow soon that actually were in June. I realize now that my lack of motivation to do another blog has been due to a serious slump in my … Continue reading
Cuso/VSO have been recruiting people for “placements” in the areas of Education, Health, HIV/AIDS, Secure livelihoods and Governance for the past 50 years. From now until 2016 they are changing to having “projects” rather than placements. In a simplistic model … Continue reading
Two weeks back in Bukoba
The past two weeks have been a roller coaster of events and emotions. Bairu, a Canadian Cuso volunteer, who has been here for a year and a half and who created the project we are working on was taken ill. … Continue reading
Back in Bukoba
I am sitting on our balcony looking at the sunlit lake with a myriad of birds swirling around, listening to the harmonious choirs of the churches and happy to not be moving anymore. I left Victoria on Wednesday afternoon and … Continue reading
Hope and Despair
Before I start on today’s blog I want to insert a picture that I forgot to add to the last post about schools. It shows the library we were proudly shown – the only one out of 5 schools. There … Continue reading
First week at work
We arrived on Saturday afternoon after the multiple flights, were taken to our house then we met the other vols. for dinner. Sunday was a scramble in town for sheets, towels, and other sundry household items that make life pleasant. … Continue reading
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