FRIDAY AFTERNOON APRIL11th

Spent a lovely morning at Biganda Primary school along the Kampala Road meetingCatherine Birungi who had been transferred there from Kabalega. Catherine is  a lovely lady who was involved in a bad car crash some years ago when 7 months pregnant. She and the baby survived but has terrible burns scars on one side of her face and along one arm. The new posting is about   5 miles from Kijura where she lives and she has to pay a bodaboda taxi to take her to school and back. She said her left arm is too weak to allow her to ride a pedal cycle and the  accident still gives her pain but she does not grumble unlike George and Joseph who were also transferred
I found the Headteacher rushing off to a meeting but the equally dynamic Deputy Beth and pleasant  Head of Studies Johnson helpful  and charming as they showed me round. It is a spacious and tree lined compound with a mixture of solid rectangular classrooms and rooms with no windows - just chest high walls and a roof. Obviously the rain blows in during the Rainy Season.
A school in Somerset twinned with Biganda under the LINK International Global Teachers scheme and they sent money to build some Staff Quarters. Unfortunately the money dried up and he building is standing there, halfbuilt. Considering that all the teahers travel some distance in to teach , it seems to me that it would be most advisable to find money and finish off that building which can accommodate 4 teachers.
Mustapha took me there on his motorbike and also took some photos.
I must go to Kampala and see if I can afford to buy a camera tomorrow.
Now I will try to send my unsent emails ....again..........Quickly before it rains (had none for 3 days!)