We have finished our fourth distribution day, and have now
presented 2,450 children with their precious bedkits. The fourth distribution began well, with the
overseas volunteers already there unloading the big pile of mattresses for the
day. The children and parents were also there
soon, dressed in their school uniforms or brightly coloured clothes, and we had
a chance to explain to them what would be happening. The day was hot, but full of reward.
Tanzania continues to be a feast for the senses. From the smell of spices on Zanzibar, to the
sight of seemingly limitless open markets, to the sound of 100 children singing
as they arrived on site for the distribution squeezed into the back of an open
truck, the varying smells of the city, or the sound of the volunteers laughing
kindly at our few phrases of broken Swahili.However, the sweetest sound has to be the whispered “Asante Sama” (thank you very much), as we gently place the new mattress on the head of a child who will be taking their treasure home. The response we have come to use is “Lala Salama” (sleep well).
Thank you to those who have donated to SCAW.
Jeff and Graham McDougall for Team Tanzania 2013
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