Our team went today for our second distribution to a local school in Managua, to give out 701 bedkits.
It poured, several times during the day but the children were remarkably resilient and patient with the delays and being soaked! When they had to change from their own wet clothes into their SCAW outfits we were delighted to see the sun come out and everyone's mood brightened accordingly.
We started interviewing some of the mothers/grandmothers to find out what they thought of the bedkits. Liz, who did the interviewing, was quite overwhelmed by their stories and the descriptions of their living conditions. The parents were ecstatic about the inclusion of the mosquito net in the bedkit as mosquito-born infections (e.g., malaria and dengue fever) are a huge concern here.
One grandmother we interviewed is caring for her five grandchildren because four of their parents had died of unknown causes. She sleeps on the hard mud-packed floor and she was delighted to know that her children will sleep so much better tonight on their brand-new mattress with their mosqito net protecting them.
We hope you enjoy today's photo slideshow.
The SCAW 2008 Nicaragua travelling team.
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