Today we travelled to the
Kibada Primary School, about 45 minutes south of Dar es Salaam. It being Day Four, the SCAW Team plus our
Overseas Volunteer Partner worked closely together, like a well-oiled machine, to
set up the first group photo to 142 children made possible by one generous
donor by capturing all these eager children in one picture.
As you can imagine, it
can be a challenge to organize all these children in one group all facing the
same way at one time. However, the
children were so well behaved and cooperative that it was a lot of fun to get
them ready for the shot. The result is
below.
When the contents of
the bedkits were explained to the parents, they all cheered and clapped in
appreciation for all the items that their children were about to receive in the
bedkit. For the remainder of the 448
bedkits that were left to distribute, we were able to use a magnificent mango
tree for shade with the one of the school classrooms as backdrop. This mango tree had a plethora of roots emanating
from the trunk above the ground in a circle that supported this tree in all its
glory.
It was a lot of fun to
distract the children with bubbles, action songs and cheers. The children really responded well and helped
to bring out their beautiful smiles as you can see from some of the pictures.
In all, another 600
bedkits went home with families that fully appreciated them and will put them
to good use starting tonight. The
mosquito net and mattress were the most popular items in the bedkit as the
children would be more protected from the malaria mosquito carriers. It is a wonderful sight to see the families
heading home in the distance with their colourful mattresses on their heads and
their backpacks on their back which will help them face the challenges of
everyday living.
Carol Diening for SCAW Tanzania Team
2017B member
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