A very good Friday pt. 2

Whilst the other groups were out buying supplies and celebrating at the baptism service Chris; Marion and Philippa went to Kakumiru to visit the original CFH satelite site.

It takes approximately three hours to drive to Kakumiru and after the first two hours the road somewhat dissapears and you are driving along a either dusty or muddy track, thankfully we had fearless hands at the wheel even when a lorry was coming headlong at us.

 

 To my eyes the buildings of the school looked in serious disrepair but Marion was rather excited and started pointing out all the improvements the moment the 'complex' was in sight. we were warmly welcomed and introduced to the teachers, who were preparing for their Easter festivities.  

We were then shown around the school - starting in the library which had a reasonably impressive number and selection of textbooks.  In the science labs the materials and chemicals were organised on fairly rickety shelves, which was odd compared to the set provided by the government which came in two lockable metal chests which were placed on the floor next to these shelves. 
 

The dormitory rooms were exactly what I expected after having seen the dormitories at Muyenga with forty girls sharing a room.  

By this point children had taken the hands of the team and we were marching through the huge school garden to go and see the water pipe, the casava plants were well on their way and their team had turned over the ground ready for the next crop.  After the short walk we were informed that the pipe from the spring had been raised a few feet from what it was so that water cans could now fit under the flow. 

It was clear to see that the recently posted headteacher was a very innovative lady who had done a lot to develop the school 

It was useful to have this experience; allowing us to put in context the major asset that Buwama is to the project as a site to develop into a vocational centre much closer to the main site in Kampala.

Just a note also to mention that the drive back allowed the local team members to shop for the easter feast, this meant we travelled back with a boot full of avocados, pineapples, bananas for matoke and four large, rather alive chickens - which made for an exciting journey back.