22nd September, 2008, Honduras
It was a pleasure to arrive at Escuelo 21 De Octubre so quickly today and begin our delivery.
The covered patio gave all relief from the sun and a convenient place to work. The children were patient and thankful in spite of some of the delays. They were ready with smiles, hugs, and attempts at conversation.
Our children included a group who was physically challenged and visually impaired. We visited two homes of last years recipients to find the kits being put to good use.
Our deliveries continue to be a rewarding experience.
Patsy Leamon & Faith Clark
for the SCAW Honduras team
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Monday, 22 September 2008
Saturday, 20 September 2008
Honduras: Amabate distribution
20th September, 2008, Honduras
Today's distribution was based in the Escuelo 21 De Octubre, beside a highway in the community of Amabate. This involved about an hour's drive from Tegucigalpa. This was an elementary school enclosed by a wall/fence, with two armed guards on the main gate while we were there. The children walked in from the surrounding area or were brought in by bus or truck from more distant locations. As we distributed 432 bedkits, often to children of six or seven tears old, you can imagine that this was a considerable logistic exercise. With family, friends, and helpers, this involved thousands of people.
You have to be there to get a sense of the excitement and energy of children who have waited for hours and of the patient involvement of adults who, unlike the kids, realize the opportunity that this is for their families. Actually giving out the bedkits is a much-sought-after task on the SCAW team. You get to see the smile and body language of a child who suddenly realizes what the exciting, long, day was all about. But, in fact, every phase of the distribution is most rewarding. Receiving new clothes, watching their friends have their photos taken, and then having their own photo taken: each of these steps is a new and exciting experience for every child. You can almost see them storing up the day's images for the folks at home.
Those of us on the SCAW distribution teams are fortunate to have the privilege of making sure that your bedkits reach children in need. We thank you all for this.
Having taken a wrong turn into the real countryside today, we saw people travelling between their homesteads on foot (with heavy bundles) and on horseback.
Tomorrow is another day.
Peter Adams
for the SCAW Honduras team
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Today's distribution was based in the Escuelo 21 De Octubre, beside a highway in the community of Amabate. This involved about an hour's drive from Tegucigalpa. This was an elementary school enclosed by a wall/fence, with two armed guards on the main gate while we were there. The children walked in from the surrounding area or were brought in by bus or truck from more distant locations. As we distributed 432 bedkits, often to children of six or seven tears old, you can imagine that this was a considerable logistic exercise. With family, friends, and helpers, this involved thousands of people.
You have to be there to get a sense of the excitement and energy of children who have waited for hours and of the patient involvement of adults who, unlike the kids, realize the opportunity that this is for their families. Actually giving out the bedkits is a much-sought-after task on the SCAW team. You get to see the smile and body language of a child who suddenly realizes what the exciting, long, day was all about. But, in fact, every phase of the distribution is most rewarding. Receiving new clothes, watching their friends have their photos taken, and then having their own photo taken: each of these steps is a new and exciting experience for every child. You can almost see them storing up the day's images for the folks at home.
Those of us on the SCAW distribution teams are fortunate to have the privilege of making sure that your bedkits reach children in need. We thank you all for this.
Having taken a wrong turn into the real countryside today, we saw people travelling between their homesteads on foot (with heavy bundles) and on horseback.
Tomorrow is another day.
Peter Adams
for the SCAW Honduras team
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Friday, 19 September 2008
Honduras: Mateos distribution
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| From Honduras 2008 Photo Album |
Today, our SCAW team of six was taken to the village of Mateos, about an hour outside Tegucigalpa. This is a tiny community set in a hilly rural area, with mountains in the background. Some of the mountains looked very like volcanoes but we were assured that volcanoes only erupt in surrounding countries. The countryside consists of lots of scattered homes, most surrounded by gardens (with bananas, a variety of fruit trees, corn, goats, etc) around them, rather than fields. Some of the homes, high on steep slopes or very close to the main road, are very poor indeed.
Our bedkit distribution took place in the courtyard of Escuelo Romulo E. Duron. It was not a large place and the "courtyard" barely contained our activities. The school was tightly secured and we had two quite heavily armed guards. As we are so near to the equator, the overhead sun quickly heated up our place of work and the main street, outside the school barriers, where the children were marshalled by Rotary.
We distributed well over 500 kits, including some left over from yesterday. Virtually all of these were delivered through photographs, each with three children. Those who have helped distribute SCAW bedkits know that this is a highly personal but exhausting process. The personal side makes up for the exhaustion because you get to interact more with the children who not only love the bedkits but also enjoy every stage of the day. They are very curious about Norte Americanos. They often have phrases like "What is your name?" and "My name is ..." that they love to share with us.
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| Rotaract helpers with bedkits at Mateos, Honduras From Honduras 2008 Photo Album |
One of the reasons for the success and buoyancy of this particular distribution was the help provided by members of the Rotaract Club, the young Rotarians. These are bright young people, most with English, who threw themselves into there various tasks with admirable enthusiasm. Their sense of public service, and their pleasure in it, is an example top us all.
The "daily" rain that is a feature of this season here, did not arrive although storm clouds passed around us. A good day!
Peter Adams
for the SCAW Honduras team
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Thursday, 18 September 2008
Honduras: Bedkit distribution in Villa Vieja
18th September, 2008, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Villa Vieja is a small community just outside Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras. The actual site for this day's distribution of your bedkits was a small school, Policarpo Bonilla, to which children were bussed from a number of even smaller schools.
As this was the first day for a new team, our chief, El Jefe Harry Gauthier, wisely decided that we should distribute our target of 530 kits through group photographs of ten children per photo rather than the more usual groups of three. This allowed us to practice our various roles in the distribution process, organizing the groups, bringing them to and from the photo site, counting and re-counting them, etc. Those who have volunteered with SCAW overseas know that all of these functions have to be performed efficiently: for accounting purposes and to reduce the wait time for excited children.
Harry also had to plan for a delightful visit from the First Lady of Honduras, Senora Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, wife of the President. This was a very exciting time for the children, our Rotary partners, and the SCAW team. The First Lady came with many staff and a media entourage. She is well-known for her support of children's programs in Honduras and had helped the Rotary Club with this year's SCAW distributions. This was like a cabaret for the children and their families - and us. Harry gave a speech on TV after the First Lady presented him with a certificate for SCAW and hugged him.
At the end of the day, we had distributed kits to 530 children. Thirty four did not make it because of a bus problem. We will make up the numbers on a quieter day.
We took the photos inside as this is the rainy season here. Another wise decision by Harry as there was a rather heavy storm in the afternoon.
Tomorrow is another day!
Peter Adams
for the SCAW Honduras team
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Villa Vieja is a small community just outside Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras. The actual site for this day's distribution of your bedkits was a small school, Policarpo Bonilla, to which children were bussed from a number of even smaller schools.
As this was the first day for a new team, our chief, El Jefe Harry Gauthier, wisely decided that we should distribute our target of 530 kits through group photographs of ten children per photo rather than the more usual groups of three. This allowed us to practice our various roles in the distribution process, organizing the groups, bringing them to and from the photo site, counting and re-counting them, etc. Those who have volunteered with SCAW overseas know that all of these functions have to be performed efficiently: for accounting purposes and to reduce the wait time for excited children.
Harry also had to plan for a delightful visit from the First Lady of Honduras, Senora Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, wife of the President. This was a very exciting time for the children, our Rotary partners, and the SCAW team. The First Lady came with many staff and a media entourage. She is well-known for her support of children's programs in Honduras and had helped the Rotary Club with this year's SCAW distributions. This was like a cabaret for the children and their families - and us. Harry gave a speech on TV after the First Lady presented him with a certificate for SCAW and hugged him.
At the end of the day, we had distributed kits to 530 children. Thirty four did not make it because of a bus problem. We will make up the numbers on a quieter day.
We took the photos inside as this is the rainy season here. Another wise decision by Harry as there was a rather heavy storm in the afternoon.
Tomorrow is another day!
Peter Adams
for the SCAW Honduras team
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Honduras: Getting ready
We had heard about the nail-biting landing at Tegucigalpa, Honduras, but is was an anti-climax for many of our group. Some of us had been delayed twenty-four hours and then diverted around Texas by Hurricane Ike. One of us almost reached the notorious airport approach and then was diverted to the Caribbean coast of Honduras for a short visit before continuing to Tegucigalpa.
The approach is certainly hair-raising however, because the city occupies a valley high (1,000 m) in the mountains of Honduras. The old city fills the valley bottom with the poor barrio districts spreading up the mountain sides. They had their own hurricane, Mitch, ten years ago. That flooded the lower town and devastated the entire community. Today it is difficult to imagine the effect of such a natural disaster on the capital of the poorest country in Central America.
We were met by Guillermo E. Valle, Presidente, Club Rotario de Tegucigalpa and Rotarian Carlos Medrano and his wife Brenda. The help of these people and their colleagues is vital for SCAW's mission here.
We are to deliver 5,000 bedkits and we spent the first day checking the bedkits and our photographic and other equipment. We will begin our distributions here in the inner city tomorrow.
Later distributions are split between rural and urban communities.
Peter Adams
for the SCAW Honduras team
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The approach is certainly hair-raising however, because the city occupies a valley high (1,000 m) in the mountains of Honduras. The old city fills the valley bottom with the poor barrio districts spreading up the mountain sides. They had their own hurricane, Mitch, ten years ago. That flooded the lower town and devastated the entire community. Today it is difficult to imagine the effect of such a natural disaster on the capital of the poorest country in Central America.
We were met by Guillermo E. Valle, Presidente, Club Rotario de Tegucigalpa and Rotarian Carlos Medrano and his wife Brenda. The help of these people and their colleagues is vital for SCAW's mission here.
We are to deliver 5,000 bedkits and we spent the first day checking the bedkits and our photographic and other equipment. We will begin our distributions here in the inner city tomorrow.
Later distributions are split between rural and urban communities.
Peter Adams
for the SCAW Honduras team
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Wednesday, 17 September 2008
Honduras: The team has arrived
We have all arrived safely in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.Peter and Jill Adams were set to come down a couple days early but were delayed by a day due to Hurricane Ike in Houston. They went via Miami with American Airlines versus through Houston with Continental.
The rest of us arrived today. Faith Clark, Patsy Leamon, and I came on Continental via Houston with no incident.
Bud Adams went American Airlines via Miami and was due to arrive five minutes after us but it started pouring after we landed and they diverted to Puerto Plata and were delayed a couple hours. He finally made it.
We are planning a tour of the National Art Museum tomorrow afternoon and then we will be doing a run through on the bedkit setup. We start our distributions on the 19th of September.
Buenos Tarde
Harry from Barrie
for the SCAW Honduras team
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Tuesday, 19 August 2008
Tanzania: The final 2008 blog post
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| SCAW & Upendo volunteers celebrate the final photo From Tanzania 2008 Photo Album |
Up at four .. on the road by five ... seemed like a long day ahead.
As we drove in the dark, we were amazed to see scores of children already on their way to school. Our van was unusually quiet as we were wistfully aware this was our final distribution. We left the main highway and turned off onto a seemingly endless and rutted red dirt road which led to the village of Magindu. At 7 a.m., the schoolyard was already a beehive of activity. It became even busier as the trucks unloaded the mattresses and blankets. SCAW and Upendo volunteers set to work tying up mattresses and completing the bedkits by adding the blankets.
The children in this remote area seemed apprehensive about our presence and received their bedkits with cautious smiles. Once again, the decorum and patience of the children was remarkable. For us, the most joyous part of the day was spotting the children wending their way home with their bedkits as we headed back to Dar in the van.
Today, the highlight of the distribution was seeing a child arrive at the entrance of his home. We jumped out of the van and approached his mother who graciously permitted us to take photos. Mama was in the process of weaving twine across a hand-hewn stick frame in anticipation of the mattress.
Hopefully the photos will bring the experience to life for our readers.
Somewhat subdued we returned to the van.
Whatever will we do tomorrow?
Karen, Michael & Linda
for Team Tanzania
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Monday, 18 August 2008
Tanzania: 7,000 bedkits delivered
For those of you following this blog, there will be one last post from the Tanzania team later today or early tomorrow, but I couldn't let the day go by without telling you this:
I just added 7,000 to the running total on the home page of the Sleeping Children Around the World website which brings our total up to 954,850 — the number of children helped by SCAW since 1970.
Fifteen minutes ago (10 am EDT) I was able to have an IM (instant message) chat with team leader Linda Webb in Tanzania. She was pleased to let me know that the distribution is complete. The team is now taking showers and cleaning up for a meeting with Mama Wandoa and her team to do a final evaluation this evening at 6 pm (Tanzania time). The team has been pleased to read all the comments from friends and family at home.
Watch for the final blog post tomorrow.
Milton van der Veen
on behalf of Team Tanzania
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I just added 7,000 to the running total on the home page of the Sleeping Children Around the World website which brings our total up to 954,850 — the number of children helped by SCAW since 1970.
Fifteen minutes ago (10 am EDT) I was able to have an IM (instant message) chat with team leader Linda Webb in Tanzania. She was pleased to let me know that the distribution is complete. The team is now taking showers and cleaning up for a meeting with Mama Wandoa and her team to do a final evaluation this evening at 6 pm (Tanzania time). The team has been pleased to read all the comments from friends and family at home.
Watch for the final blog post tomorrow.
Milton van der Veen
on behalf of Team Tanzania
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Saturday, 16 August 2008
Tanzania: Christmas in August
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| Waiting in the shade From Tanzania 2008 Photo Album |
As a child, do you remember what it was like to open your presents on Christmas morning? Well today, the children of Ruvu JKT, a small village 120 km north of Dar es Salaam, experienced Christmas in August.
Halfway through our distribution today, we were informed by Mama Wandoa that the second mattress truck had been delayed by the Tanzanian police, because the mattresses were piled too high. With a few well-placed phone calls, one to Mr. Gilbert, whom you will remember from Day One, the truck was released from custody and on its way, but at least three hours behind schedule.
Rather than wait for the mattresses to arrive, we decided to take the photos and give the children the bedkits “sans” the mattresses. We asked them to wait under the shade of a tree for the mattresses to arrive. Like children on Christmas morning, the look on their faces as they unzipped the bags to look at the contents, was one of wonder and surprise. Their smiles radiated joy and excitement, as they eagerly chatted in Swahili to one and another about the contents of their bags.
Each day we have wondered what the childern say when they arrive home and open their bedkits/bag. Today, we were given our own gift in their smiles, laughter, excitement ... now we know how important this gift is. Their happiness in finding school shirts and socks in their bedkits was particularly gratifying. Just a small reminder of how much most of us have and how this is so needed by these wonderful and lovely children.
We were the ones that really had Christmas in August.
Warren and Judy
for Team Tanzania
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Friday, 15 August 2008
Tanzania: Whose Child is This?
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| From Tanzania 2008 Photo Album |
Whose child is this?
A boy perfect
Except he had no words
Only grunts and unexpected
High-pitched giggles as though laughing at the trick
Fate had played on him.
He stood in line with the children
But they shied away from his
Mangled right arm.
Sometimes he dropped unexpectedly
To the ground as though he derived
Comfort from the warm sand if not from the
Smiles of other children.
His bedkit and new clothes safely in the arms of his mama
He returns, dressed again in tatters, to stare with big dark and
Knowing eyes at each SCAW volunteer in turn.
Maybe he sees the sorrow and concern for his
Welfare in our hearts.
He reaches with his good hand to
Gently touch Judy’s blond hair.
And he wanders off again.
What if his mama has AIDS or Malaria?
Whose child is this?
Linda Webb
for Team Tanzania
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Thursday, 14 August 2008
Tanzania: A Peaceful Day
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| Mama Linda & Mama Wandoa From Tanzania 2008 Photo Album |
A beautiful day in Mtambani, a small community 45 km northeast of Dar es Salaam. As we travelled from the city heading to our destination we caught glimpses of the calm and serene Indian Ocean. We knew we were in for a peaceful day. Peaceful it was!
The school’s 1200 eager, smiling, and curious children awaited. Once again, we were the guests at the school’s outdoor opening exercises. Their drumming and singing chilled our spines. Classes were summoned by the ringing of the school bell — a metal tire rim hanging from a branched tree stump struck with large rock — a privilege treated quite seriously by a senior student.
Karen and I had the supreme pleasure of visiting a Level 4 classroom. All 73 students were crammed in cheek by joule. In spite of their learning environment, they sprang to attention as we entered the classroom. How excited they were to learn the “Head and Shoulders Song.” This was truly a rewarding experience for two retired teachers. Another fantastic day in the sun and we can hardly wait until tomorrow when we travel a greater distance to reach our distribution site of Mvuti.
On behalf of 700 children, we thank you donors for the priceless zawadis (gifts) of bedkits.
Michael Foster
for Team Tanzania
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Wednesday, 13 August 2008
Tanzania: Education is Our Liberation
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| From Tanzania 2008 Photo Album |
Pugu Kajiungeni is 50 km south of Dar es Salaam – (The same challenging traffic, same humungous potholes.)
Our team was on the road by seven this morning in order to join the children in their opening exercises. Just when we began to think our days couldn’t be more interesting, we were once more taken aback.
We were greeted by swarms of excited children. Wonderful to feel so welcome ... but logistically daunting.
With astounding speed the confusion was, as if by magic, transformed. Twenty two hundred children, standing four deep, formed a huge square around a group of older children with three pairs of drummers. All was silent as we were introduced.
What followed can hardly be described. Rich voices joined as one, first singing the Tanzanian national anthem then a school song, “Education is Our Liberation.”
So much rhythmic clapping, so many joyous faces, so much emotion. Does it get any better?We can hardly wait for tomorrow.
Karen Shouldice
for Team Tanzania
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Tuesday, 12 August 2008
Tanzania: A Colourful Day
| From Tanzania 2008 Photo Album Click button above to see slideshow again. | Click here to go to the Tanzania photo album |
Day 5 - Vikindu
This was truly a beautiful day for 700 bedkits and the half-way point of our distributions. Vikindu is located 75 km south of Dar es Saalam in the coastal region of Tanzania.
We had a busy time fighting traffic made up of cars, bicycles, buses, and many people on foot as we travelled to this region. Upon arrival, we were greeted by a paradise of colour, spirited people and many Asanti Sanas (Thank you very much).
The true colours of the Tanzanian mamas' clothing shone as they waited for the distribution to begin. Mamas, babas, guardians, or significant people in the child’s life must be present to take their child and the bedkit home. Many children had already arrived after many kilometers of walking. Others were just arriving in the back of a large open-topped truck. Fifty-five smiling children, their helpers, and one classroom teacher had also arrived.
With the possibility of a threatening tropical rain, we were forced to move the photographs inside. The teachers were more than accommodating in giving up their classrooms for additional space to make this a pleasurable and rewarding experience for all. They thanked us repeatedly for coming to their village community.
The Tanzanian team thanks everyone involved especially Mama Wandoa for the selection of this site. We thank all the SCAW donors for their generous donations to make this distribution and others possible.
Mike Foster
for Team Tanzania
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Monday, 11 August 2008
Tanzania: Not all God’s children got shoes
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| From Tanzania 2008 Photo Album |
I got shoes, you got shoes ...Mkuranga is a typical Tanzanian village in an idyllic tropical setting in the coastal region about 120 km south of Dar es Salaam. The children live in less than idyllic circumstances.
Not all God’s children got shoes ...
Poverty seemed compounded by physical handicaps, skin ailments, and malnutrition. These wee ones had calloused hands from working alongside their parents.
At this site we noticed that most of the children had no shoes. They had walked long distances in bare feet. Big soulful eyes stared up at us as we placed the bedkits on their heads. Some managed a shy smile or a whispered “Asante” (Thank you), but the grins got bigger and wider as they were escorted to the arms of their mamas or babas.
Dear donors ... We wish you could have seen what your gifts meant to these 700 children today.
Team Tanzania
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Sunday, 10 August 2008
Tanzania: Never Enough
Day 3: Kigamboni
A glorious day for a ferry ride across the Bay of Dar es Salaam ... but it turned out to be a bittersweet day. Following a bone-jolting ride over potholed dirt roads, we arrived at the distribution site located near a leper colony. It was abundantly clear that not only were the children in dire need, they also required medical attention that we take for granted in Canada, but is inaccessible to the average Tanzanian.
The crowd increased hour by hour as word spread throughout the village that SCAW had actually arrived with bedkits. Disbelieving parents realized that the promise of bedkits was a reality. Soon thousands surrounded the site and the desperation of the parents was palpable as they realized that 700 bedkits would not begin the fill the needs of the village.
Mama Wandoa, as always compassionate and understanding, had to stand firm in her choice of children.
A challenging day ... but 700 children in Kigamboni are sleeping more comfortably tonight.
Thank you, donors.
Lala salama (Sleep well) to you to.
Team Tanzania
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A glorious day for a ferry ride across the Bay of Dar es Salaam ... but it turned out to be a bittersweet day. Following a bone-jolting ride over potholed dirt roads, we arrived at the distribution site located near a leper colony. It was abundantly clear that not only were the children in dire need, they also required medical attention that we take for granted in Canada, but is inaccessible to the average Tanzanian.
The crowd increased hour by hour as word spread throughout the village that SCAW had actually arrived with bedkits. Disbelieving parents realized that the promise of bedkits was a reality. Soon thousands surrounded the site and the desperation of the parents was palpable as they realized that 700 bedkits would not begin the fill the needs of the village.
Mama Wandoa, as always compassionate and understanding, had to stand firm in her choice of children.
A challenging day ... but 700 children in Kigamboni are sleeping more comfortably tonight.
Thank you, donors.
Lala salama (Sleep well) to you to.
Team Tanzania
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Saturday, 9 August 2008
Tanzania: The SCAW Team
A photo of Team Tanzania for 2008 -- on location in Tanzania.Members of Sleeping Children's travelling team are: (Left to right) Linda Webb (team leader) from Etobicoke, Michael Foster from Brantford, Karen Shouldice from Etobicoke, Warren Wagstaff from North Vancouver, Judy Owens and Grace Owens from Boston. Click photo to see a larger version.
More photos will be posted next time we can make a connection.
Team Tanzania
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Friday, 8 August 2008
Tanzania: Two days in
We are having the worst time with the Internet here. I got up at 4:30 this morning to see if i could get through and even though I had a signal, Hotmail would not open.
Anyway, it seems to be working now so I will try again. Distributions are going well. We just got in from our second day.
More later (I hope),
Linda Webb
for Team Tanzania
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Anyway, it seems to be working now so I will try again. Distributions are going well. We just got in from our second day.
More later (I hope),
Linda Webb
for Team Tanzania
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Thursday, 7 August 2008
Tanzania: He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother
Day 1 – Kwala
We arrived to cheers of Kwala Oye! Kwala Oye!
The entire village, led by Mr. Gilbert, the District Commissioner, came to greet the SCAW team. Swahili cheers and songs rang out ... a moving experience for us. It was interesting to note that Mr. Gilbert stressed that it was a day for the children and that the bedkits were for their personal use ... not for Mamas and Babas.
The excitement rose as we prepared the site for the distribution but the discipline and politeness of the children was remarkable. They patiently waited their turn, sometimes caring for their smaller brothers and sisters and carrying them effortlessly on their backs.
Some had walked 34 kilometres and waited as long as six hours to receive the bedkit because of a malfunction with one of the delivery trucks. As always, the indomitable Mama Wandoa took control and worked out the logistics.
The children were easily coaxed to smile prompted by our “Checka! Checka!” (Smile! Smile!) The individuality of each child shone through ... some were shy, others confident, a wink and mischievious grin ... just like children everywhere.
We’ll sleep soundly tonight.
Team Tanzania
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We arrived to cheers of Kwala Oye! Kwala Oye!
The entire village, led by Mr. Gilbert, the District Commissioner, came to greet the SCAW team. Swahili cheers and songs rang out ... a moving experience for us. It was interesting to note that Mr. Gilbert stressed that it was a day for the children and that the bedkits were for their personal use ... not for Mamas and Babas.
The excitement rose as we prepared the site for the distribution but the discipline and politeness of the children was remarkable. They patiently waited their turn, sometimes caring for their smaller brothers and sisters and carrying them effortlessly on their backs.
Some had walked 34 kilometres and waited as long as six hours to receive the bedkit because of a malfunction with one of the delivery trucks. As always, the indomitable Mama Wandoa took control and worked out the logistics.
The children were easily coaxed to smile prompted by our “Checka! Checka!” (Smile! Smile!) The individuality of each child shone through ... some were shy, others confident, a wink and mischievious grin ... just like children everywhere.
The current date/time in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania:
A day of wonderful memories for the SCAW team.We’ll sleep soundly tonight.
Team Tanzania
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