TUESDAY March 22nd 2016
It is almost noon on Tuesday (Ugàndan time) and I have been travelling since 6pm last night! I sat around most of yesterday, packing and receiving visitors! First Dorothy Mugenyi brought her youngest, Brenda to say hello and she told me all about her first semester at Makerere Business School then Annette arrived oh and the ayah had brought Margaret's newest grandchild Yonah over earlier to spend the day with his Jaja (grandmother).so we old ladies sat and gossiped and shared s beef stew with sweet potatoes and matooke and ground nut sauce prepared by Margaret's houseboy John-paul.
Godfrey Taxi had come to collect me and take me to the airport and Dorothy and Annette decided to accompany me for the ride.we only left 10 minutes behind schedule but the "jams " were awful.Like I said, we left at 18:10 hours and reached Entebbe airport at 21:00 hours. Unfortunately we had to go through Kampala and it just gets gridlocked at that time of day! And Godfrey assured me that there would still have been .traffic jams if we'd left later.
It was a bit boring sitting around until 22:30 to check in but once I got through all the checks I had a tasty meal around 2 am in the air!!!!!
It was a bit long at Addis Ababa where I changed planes but I found a lounger to rest on and continued with my "Cuckoos Calling" book.
The plane for London Heathrow took off at 9:45 hours and the time is passing nicely with breakfast and now lunch 12:00 hours still on Ugàndan time. Should touch down at 14:35 hrs U.K. time, 17:35 Ugàndan so it is a lo ng haul!
Taught a group of Six Mothers union ladies how to sew knickers and they will take that skill into The villages.
Bought the M.U. an electric sewing machine to use with the small group of vulnerable girls they are working with.
Have left A box of sewing equipment (scissors, needles,thread , elastic,pins, measuring tape and tailors chalk) each for Kabalega Primary and St. Matthew,'s M.U.
With the financial help of my friend Pat have enabled two very poor boys to get to Secondary School by buying their "requirements,"
After discussion and consultation have set young Alfred Twape off on a practical course by paying for him to attend the CEDO Vocational college to learn carpentry.
Started a discussion about the merits of Family Planning with Mama Joyce's village women's group and have given their teacher some basic material about reproduction & gynealogical matters.
Hopefully have enthused and enabled the teachers from The Masindi Centre for the Handicapped to become even better teachers through the practical workshop held on Thursday 17th March
Conducted an enjoyable and educational - both for teachers and pupils ,- Trip to Murchison Falls National Park.
However when I look back I had set off a number of initiatives and accomplished quite a lot
Started the girls sewing in P5 class and Millie Head teacher has promised to see they finish the knickers.This spills over into the curriculum which lacks practical skills such as sewing etc.
gynealogical matters
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