Tuesday 29 May 2007

Uganda: 3 — Mayuge

From Uganda 2007 Photo Album 3
Please try to imagine that you are at a Canadian elementary school. Your task is to organize 500 children to receive a gift valued at $30.00. You must instruct and supervise these children to stand in an orderly line on a hot summer day.

The students must remain in this line for up to four hours. They will not enjoy the benefits of shade, food or water. They must remain in these lines without complaint! At the end of this lengthy wait they will be presented with the gift and can then be dismissed to go home.

This scenario is difficult to imagine, however the SCAW travelling team witnesses Ugandan children doing this at each of the twelve distribution centres as the children all wait patiently for their bedkit!

From the SCAW Uganda 2007 Travelling Team

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Mom and Dad!!!
I hope the trip is going well and we hope it is the best SCAW trip ever!!!! Judy came yesterday and is having a blast in Oakville!!! For me, everything is doing well in school and Ana's project exibhition was awesome everyone in my class loved it!!! (I was especially pround of Ana!!)
We miss you and hope you are safe and sound,
See ya,
THEO

Anonymous said...

hey - Deb and Seig - hope you are safe and sound and I have been following along on your journey. What an experience. The photos are amazing and it is so nice to see all the smiling faces.
Take care - Jenny

Kristein said...

Wish I was there with you again this year... Have fun, and give the kids a hug from me...

Your fellow traveler... Kristein