hi everyone! today is saturday, and weve been to ibihwa to see a couple
called roger and judy lund who work for cms there, running a training school
for the surrounding villages. they go into the parishes and select 6 members
to come to their school and be taught community safety procedures, like how
to deal with malaria, and unwanted rubbish. then they are supposed to go
back to their neighbours and teach them what theyve learnt via role play so
that everybody knows how to keep themselves safe. after about a month a
nurse called mary visits the parish to make sure that the representatives
have passed on the information to their neighbours, and everyone is enjoying
a better quality of life. if the reps have succeeded, then they are paid
1,000tshs (50p) for each new practise they have taught.
yesterday we went back to msalato. its so different, and yet really familiar
- all the things we knew before are still there. after a tour, we were
allowed to sit in on some of the classes. jenny, jack and i went to
secretary school andwe found out the skills the perfect office worker should
possess. after lunch we went with emmanuel (one of the students from last
time) to see ilolo Church where geoff and jean were taken last time, and
then we quickly zipped over to the bishop stanway school to take some photos
before we went to changombe, fredericks parish. he showed us around his
office, and the Church, and the local compassion charity and the school. he
was really excited that wed come, and we stayed so long we almost couldnt
find our way home in the dark!
on monday we get the bus back to dar. hope it doesnt break down this time!
lots of love
mandy