We are now half way through the Buwagi project. The playground is coming along well – everything is cemented in, and almost everything is sanded down (thanks to the hard work of the volunteers and some fantastic locals).
We have a local called Ken on our projects who we are training up to be our foreman. Everyone is enjoying his company and he is enjoying the project too. We also have Bill Norton (who volunteered on the 2009 Walukuba West Uganda Project) helping us out. It is fantastic to have an extra pair of hands!
The volunteers are doing great, enjoying a taste of rural life in Uganda… like walking for 15 minutes for water. Two of the volunteers carried 20 litres of water on their heads the whole way back! They have also enjoyed two weekends away – one to Sipi Falls where they abseiled down the waterfall; and one horse riding and relaxing on an island, playing volleyball and trying out the natural jaccuzi.
The locals are all getting involved with the build. We have a fantastic cook called Monica, who is fueling the team (and teaching the girls to dance Uganda style!), and her daughter Shefa who is 1 ½ years old who is slowly growing more confident with us! We also have Joshua with us, who is the co-ordinator of Lively Minds (this project’s partner charity) who is always busy running around doing favours for the community – and generally being a great help.
There are many more friends we have made within the community and we are so pleased with the progress we are making on the project. So a massive THANK YOU to our volunteers, colleagues, friends and supporters who have made this project possible.
Sending love from Buwagi,
Tom & Carla x
