Vocational Technical Institute at Kakooge near Kampala.
He only reached the P6 class at Kabalega so we are pleased there is s group that will accept him with only this qualification , to learn carpentry.
Wednesday, 22 February 2017
Monday20th February 2017
FOURTH INSTALMENT
Alfred (in the middle) on his first day at The Christian Brothers
Vocational Technical Institute at Kakooge near Kampala.
He only reached the P6 class at Kabalega so we are pleased there is s group that will accept him with only this qualification , to learn carpentry.
Vocational Technical Institute at Kakooge near Kampala.
He only reached the P6 class at Kabalega so we are pleased there is s group that will accept him with only this qualification , to learn carpentry.
FIFTH INSTALMENT 2017
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 21 2027
Had s successful morning at Kabalega Primary although I didn't get exactly what I set to achieve which was to see what books each class had at it's disposal Instead Headteacher Millie had asked Teacher Lucy to make an inventory of all the text books in the store - she only did the ones for P7 and there was not one set numbering more than 18!.
What was useful was a long talk with Millie about the School's Development Plan - generally making the whole compound more secure ( hence the shutters). We also talked of the difference the tables and chairs are making and thought it good to concentrate on The Early Years especially P1 whose motor skills would developer better if they had tables and chairs plus equipment like scissors and paint and paper.......
Somehow we got on to the topic of Contraception ( one teacher has already 6 children under the age of 12) and Millie has asked me to attend a Mother's Union meeting to dispel the many myths and lies that abound here about Family Planning.
Pat is being so helpful in preparing the sewing ready for the lessons. We are learning as we go along and after two lessons introducing basic stitching, we start making the knickers this evening. One group is behind so we had planned to give them an extra lesson - but apparently the school will be closed again on Friday - will check because it seems only that The Municipality is having " a party for some teachers,,,". Friday will be busy anyway because the guy from Katalemwa will be coming to assess Harriet at The Centre for the Handicapped.
Had s successful morning at Kabalega Primary although I didn't get exactly what I set to achieve which was to see what books each class had at it's disposal Instead Headteacher Millie had asked Teacher Lucy to make an inventory of all the text books in the store - she only did the ones for P7 and there was not one set numbering more than 18!.
What was useful was a long talk with Millie about the School's Development Plan - generally making the whole compound more secure ( hence the shutters). We also talked of the difference the tables and chairs are making and thought it good to concentrate on The Early Years especially P1 whose motor skills would developer better if they had tables and chairs plus equipment like scissors and paint and paper.......
Somehow we got on to the topic of Contraception ( one teacher has already 6 children under the age of 12) and Millie has asked me to attend a Mother's Union meeting to dispel the many myths and lies that abound here about Family Planning.
Pat is being so helpful in preparing the sewing ready for the lessons. We are learning as we go along and after two lessons introducing basic stitching, we start making the knickers this evening. One group is behind so we had planned to give them an extra lesson - but apparently the school will be closed again on Friday - will check because it seems only that The Municipality is having " a party for some teachers,,,". Friday will be busy anyway because the guy from Katalemwa will be coming to assess Harriet at The Centre for the Handicapped.
Tuesday, 21 February 2017
FOURTH INSTALMENT ii
Some pictures hopefully of the students we are supporting:
Monday, 20 February 2017
Fourth INSTALMENT 2017
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 21st 2017
Had a good night's sleep because the circus has left town!
For the past ten days there was this "Circus" up on the Boma opposite the hotel ,comprising of a couple of rusty rides, a bar selling drinks ,stalls selling food etc and LOUD music playing well past 3am every night. With temperatures into the mid thirties by day it was difficult to get a good night's sleep but now the temperature has gone down to the mid twenties AND THE CIRCUS HAS LEFT TOWN!
I took Alfred Twape to start his two year carpentry course at the Technical Institute a two hours drive away from Masindi,yesterday. He is the one in the middle.
Now we have got our three boys and one girl into school and we are only two weeks into the new term!
The sewing is progressing steadily: you can't believe the difference the tables and chairs are making! It did threaten rain in Masindi yesterday and Pat was worried WHERE she would teach whilst I was travelling back from The Technical Institute. We have been sewing under a gigantic mango tree planted by the Missionaries in 1914. However the rainstorm never materialised.
Next on the agenda is to plan the Educational Trip to Murchison National Park!
Had a good night's sleep because the circus has left town!
For the past ten days there was this "Circus" up on the Boma opposite the hotel ,comprising of a couple of rusty rides, a bar selling drinks ,stalls selling food etc and LOUD music playing well past 3am every night. With temperatures into the mid thirties by day it was difficult to get a good night's sleep but now the temperature has gone down to the mid twenties AND THE CIRCUS HAS LEFT TOWN!
I took Alfred Twape to start his two year carpentry course at the Technical Institute a two hours drive away from Masindi,yesterday. He is the one in the middle.
Now we have got our three boys and one girl into school and we are only two weeks into the new term!
The sewing is progressing steadily: you can't believe the difference the tables and chairs are making! It did threaten rain in Masindi yesterday and Pat was worried WHERE she would teach whilst I was travelling back from The Technical Institute. We have been sewing under a gigantic mango tree planted by the Missionaries in 1914. However the rainstorm never materialised.
Next on the agenda is to plan the Educational Trip to Murchison National Park!
Sunday, 19 February 2017
Saturday, 18 February 2017
Saturday 18thFebruary 2017
Today Pat and Experienced wonderful Ugandan hospitality
The morning was much cooler due to a light drizzle - the Rains re not really ueuntil March.Moses Taxi drive us to the . Village - well, Teacher George Byarugaba waited for us by the side of the road and pointed out the narrow track leading to his shamba. After greetings George showed us his farm where he grows a variety of medicinal plants including moringa and lemon grass plus maize and groundnuts and cassava plus mangoes , avocado jack fruit and pineapples His second wife cooked us a great meal of matooke (pounded savoury bananas),sweet potato and cassava with beans and ground nut sauce.
Then we went next-door to visit Harriet's family.The whole family rushed to greet us - except Harriet herself whom we had taken to begin the next term at The Masindi School for the Handicapped ,on Monday.Alice, Harriet,'s mum looked really healthy - she had had her tubes tied four years ago!We visited their borehole while Alice cooked matooke and chicken - one Charles had killed earlier for us!
When we left we were given presents of pineapple,jack fruit avocados ,ba stem of banana and mangoes which we have given to the kitchen staff at Courtview Hotel with the stipulation that we do have some for breakfast for the next few days!
Back at the hotel we showered away the dust and dined on s bottle of Nile beer
The morning was much cooler due to a light drizzle - the Rains re not really ueuntil March.Moses Taxi drive us to the . Village - well, Teacher George Byarugaba waited for us by the side of the road and pointed out the narrow track leading to his shamba. After greetings George showed us his farm where he grows a variety of medicinal plants including moringa and lemon grass plus maize and groundnuts and cassava plus mangoes , avocado jack fruit and pineapples His second wife cooked us a great meal of matooke (pounded savoury bananas),sweet potato and cassava with beans and ground nut sauce.
Then we went next-door to visit Harriet's family.The whole family rushed to greet us - except Harriet herself whom we had taken to begin the next term at The Masindi School for the Handicapped ,on Monday.Alice, Harriet,'s mum looked really healthy - she had had her tubes tied four years ago!We visited their borehole while Alice cooked matooke and chicken - one Charles had killed earlier for us!
When we left we were given presents of pineapple,jack fruit avocados ,ba stem of banana and mangoes which we have given to the kitchen staff at Courtview Hotel with the stipulation that we do have some for breakfast for the next few days!
Back at the hotel we showered away the dust and dined on s bottle of Nile beer
Thursday, 16 February 2017
TWO MONTHS in UGANDA.
2017 FIRST INSTALMENT.
Pat and I arrived at Entebbe airport last Wednesday February 8th at lunch time.Godfrey Taxi was there to meet us and
whisked us off to the bank to change our currency and to buy tables and chairs . We checked out two sources and decided to buy three small tables and twelve plastic chairs for our sewing groups .These eventually arrived in Masindi too late for our first session on Friday evening!
On the Thursday we went to Kabalega Primary School to meet Headteacher Millie and Deputy Roseline.Although not all the pupils had reported for the New Term we decided to choose the neediest girls to form our sewing circle.We made three groups of ten and insisted Teacher Lucy and Head Millie attend to learn so that they can carry on when Pat and I leave. Most of The first group of ten girls have very poor motor skills and I had to take two girls work home to undo! Our next group of ten was on Monday evening and what a difference the newly arrived tables and chairs made! A picture will follow but it was so stressful setting up the first sessions ,(no keys,taxi late,noone expectant us etc) that I had no time to take pictures!
However we did manage to get pics of both Junior and Ismail buying shoes for their new term in Senior Two.Pat and I seemed to spend an awful lot on the boys " Requirements '! _ sugar,& soap etc.
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