Togo: Kala Kala

Day 8

We left at 7am for the long drive of almost three hours to Kala Kala. As we left , a billboard indicated it was 31 degrees (already).

The Tam Tams started up at our arrival, but this time it was dancing women who greeted us, several of whom had a baby snuggling on their back (one baby was even sound asleep).

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The distribution included children from ten surrounding schools. This school appeared very poor as most of the classrooms consisted of a blackboard at the front, with a palm leaf roof and palm leaf walls (branches tied together).

Everything went smoothly. Unfortunately we all had to work in direct sunlight today so it was difficult to exchange a shady position with each other during the day, as we often do.

At the end, the Kala Kala Village chief and the President of the County presented us with a hand-written letter in which they warmly and sincerely expressed their gratitude for our work and support. They hoped that, by seeing the very poor conditions of the school rooms, we would continue to help them.

We had our usual snacks on the way home, but today we needed even more salt repletion, so the Pringles, pretzels, nuts, and sweets were very welcome.

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Later in the day at 6pm, we visited the Canadian Consul’s home. We spent a very informative and pleasant hour with Marc Antoine and his wife.